Receiver, Western Illinois (from Montana State), 2022–⁠26

Christian Anaya

Number
No. 13
Height
6′1″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Christian Anaya plays receiver for Western Illinois, after Montana State (2022–⁠23). Last time out, against Tennessee State: 3 catches, 18 yards.

2026 so far

15 catches, 235 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 18 yards vs. Tennessee State, W 28–⁠21

Next game: vs. UT Martin, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 88NAD
  2. 78ILST
  3. 51@UNA
  4. 18TNST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highat Tennessee Tech, 2025132receiving yards, career highat Tennessee Tech, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Eastern Washington, 2025

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana State11111.0011
2023Montana State23819.0024
2024Western Illinois3436510.7240
2025Western Illinois4445810.4447
2026Western Illinois1523515.7059
Career961,10711.5659

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Montana State13WRYr 1
2023Montana State13WRYr 2
2024Western Illinois13WRYr 3
2025Western Illinois13WRYr 4
2026Western Illinois13WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Montana State (FCS)10.58––0.6–
2023Montana State (FCS)20.80––1.6–
2024Western Illinois (FCS)390.7829th (n=581)0.9230.26%
2025Western Illinois (FCS)700.3635th (n=1040)0.4625.315%
2026Western Illinois (FCS)260.3133rd (n=829)0.438.09%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Illinois 4 games, 15 catches, 235 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Northwestern (IA)W 65–⁠14588059–
Sep 5vs.Illinois StateL 10–⁠41478047–
Sep 26atNorth AlabamaL 20–⁠23351026–
Oct 3vs.Tennessee StateW 28–⁠2131808–
2025 Western Illinois 8 games, 44 catches, 458 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atIllinoisL 3–⁠521909–
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 7–⁠4231718–
Sep 13vs.ValparaisoW 51–⁠30248030–
Sep 20atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠5284421413
Sep 27vs.Eastern IllinoisL 23–⁠3164001411
Oct 4atTennessee TechL 20–⁠66131320479
Oct 11atUT MartinL 31–⁠3257003012
Oct 18vs.Charleston SouthernL 24–⁠296981253
2024 Western Illinois 10 games, 34 catches, 365 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atNorthern IllinoisL 15–⁠5431309–
Sep 6atIndianaL 3–⁠77556016–
Sep 14atIllinois StateL 34–⁠5152819–
Oct 12vs.UT MartinL 17–⁠45332012–
Oct 19vs.Tennessee TechW 37–⁠21111011−11
Oct 26atLindenwoodL 38–⁠49473040–
Nov 2atEastern IllinoisL 38–⁠45366129–
Nov 9vs.Tennessee StateL 20–⁠45644014–
Nov 16atSoutheast Missouri StateL 45–⁠542804–
Nov 23vs.Gardner-WebbW 45–⁠28234032–
2023 Montana State 1 game, 2 catches, 38 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16vs.StetsonW 57–⁠20238024–
2022 Montana State 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠13111011–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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