Christian Mejia: DL · Washington State · #93.
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Christian Mejia
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at Washington State: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich and Jake Dickert. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Utah — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 14 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 17 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 22 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs Idaho | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-14@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-9vs California | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ No. 6 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-21vs No. 14 Utah | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-14@ Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-18vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 33-51vs No. 12 Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2022
W 17-14
at Wisconsin
1 interception · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%5 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry30 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
58.8%
499 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
536 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #41 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
