Wake Forest · L 7-51
9 tackles
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 6 above.
Christian Ellis
Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2024: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 9, 2026.
32 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 32 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 93 | 39 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 58 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 193 | 93 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL32 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Danny Gonzales, Bronco Mendenhall, Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
