Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
#20
Christian Washington
Senior running back for San Diego State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · San Diego, CA · Helix High
CFB Index 49 · #140 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to San Diego 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.
The numbers
12
rushing yards · 2026
6 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 48 yds -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 12 rush yds, vs Portland State
Swing playSwung Coastal Carolina from 74% to 96% to win.William & Mary at Coastal Carolina · 40-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for San Diego State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to San Diego State in 2025.
Christian Washington
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Mountain West again in 2023. One game to point at: 12 rush yds against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
12 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202210 games
- All-Mountain Westsecond
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- All-Mountain West
202410 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2023)
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2022)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
San Diego State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 12.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #15 of 34 Mountain West RBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 97 | 560 | 5.8 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 102 | 537 | 5.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 73 | 310 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 286 | 1,430 | 5.0 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 165 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 53–20
12 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 TD · 47 AVG · 100 LONG · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #83
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaquez Moore’s 2023 season.
Matches Jaquez on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Caleb Huntley’s path through Ball State.
97%match
All-MAC
Matches Caleb on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Laughery's senior season at Illinois (2025).
Matches Aidan on
Yards / carry
Height
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
Players who play like Christian Washington
The backfield · San Diego State
- #7Lucky Sutton1,292 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Christian Washington560 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Byron Cardwell267 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Javion Kinnard56 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Jordin Thomas2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology