Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Christian Bodnar
Redshirt junior safety on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Tampa, FL · Bloomingdale
CFB Index 44 · #214 of 364 cornersMedium confidenceTransferred Liberty → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1568 nationally · Signed with Liberty
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Oklahoma State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Liberty in 2023.
- Transferred from Liberty to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Christian Bodnar
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jamey Chadwell and Eric Morris. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Tulsa — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Liberty3-star out of Bloomingdale
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Liberty
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #214 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #214 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Liberty | 44 | 35 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | 13 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 48 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dexter Ricks Jr.’s 2024 season.
82%match
Matches Dexter on
PD rate
Height
Class year
Differs from Dexter on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daevon Iles's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2025).
Matches Daevon on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Christian Bodnar
Background
2025 Comeback Player of the Year (one of three national winners) After a rare condition during the 2024 season left him hospitalized, he returned to play all 12 games at Liberty in 2025 and received national recognition for his efforts ... A transfer who arrived in 2026 and spent the first three...
The secondary · Oklahoma State
- #7Quinton Hammonds54 tackles · 2025
- #6Christian Bodnar44 tackles · 2025
- #1Evan Jackson44 tackles · 2025
- #9LaDainian Fields16 tackles · 2025
- #8Kollin Lewis15 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology