CJ Christian is a safety at Washington who has not played in Washington's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Florida International.
Washington lists 16 defensive backs this season.
Washington is 5-3. Next: vs Penn State, Sat Nov 7.
Christian plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Washington from Florida International. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Jacksonville State — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida International | 80 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida International | 41 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Florida International | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 138 | 79 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-16vs Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-38@ Florida Atlantic | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 42-45vs Monmouth | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Liberty | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-30@ UTEP | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-13vs New Mexico State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ Jacksonville State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 26-27@ Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-24vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL80 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mike MacIntyre — 12-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Pass share
46.4%
334 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
80 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #111 at the position.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike MacIntyre and Jedd Fisch.
