Ezra Christensen is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico State.
Christensen disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Tony Sanchez. First career honor, 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Sam Houston — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 41 | 21 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 26 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 11.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%11 TFLSack rate
12%5 sacksHurry rate
24%10 hurries41 tackles · 11 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #106 at the position.
Played for two programs.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Tony Sanchez.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
