Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 9-13@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-20vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-6@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Christian Bobak
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2021 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Hinsdale, IL
Illinois 2021 alumnus
The story
4 defensive back on Illinois's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearChristian Bobak
Five seasons at Illinois, three different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith and Bret Bielema. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Minnesota, Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Illinois, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2017Illinois2-10HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2019Illinois6-7HC: Lovie Smith · Run-leaning
2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod Smith · Run-heavy
2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021
W 14–6
at Minnesota
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology