Senior tight end for Houston. 2022: 23 catches, 237 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Sulphur, LA
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
TE recruit
No. 1496 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Houston. 2022: 23 catches, 237 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Christian Trahan
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Five seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. The receipt on tape: 73 rec yds, 5 receptions against Memphis, Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 1,186 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (27th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 31.0 | 11.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 29.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 19.8 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 37–35
at UTSA
3 rec · 14 yds
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
With C. Tune — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 51 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · L. Wilkins — 46 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ Texas Tech | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-32@ Memphis | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Navy | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-27vs South Florida | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | L 63-77@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-36vs Temple | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-3@ East Carolina | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 237 | 10.9 | 3 | 37 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Johnny Huntley III’s 2021 season.
Matches Johnny on
Differs from Johnny on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Joly’s path through NC State.
Matches Justin on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Emmanuel Stevenson's graduate season at Arkansas State (2023).
Matches Emmanuel on
Player DNA