Defensive back, Oregon (from Colorado), 2020–22
Christian Gonzalez
Lettered 2020–21 at Colorado (school media guide)
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- The Colony, TX
- Born
- Jun 28, 2002
Christian Gonzalez played defensive back at Colorado (2020–21) and Oregon (2022). The New England Patriots took Gonzalez in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Washington, 20222interceptions, career highat Colorado, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2022 Oregon 12 games, 51 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia | L 3–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 70–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. BYU | W 41–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | at Washington State | W 44–41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Stanford | W 45–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | at Arizona | W 49–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UCLA | W 45–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at California | W 42–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Colorado | W 49–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Washington | L 34–37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Utah | W 20–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Oregon State | L 34–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Colorado 12 games, 53 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 35–7 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Texas A&M | L 7–10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Minnesota | L 0–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Arizona State | L 13–35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. USC | L 14–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Arizona | W 34–0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atCalifornia | L 3–26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | at Oregon | L 29–52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Oregon State | W 37–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | atUCLA | L 20–44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Washington | W 20–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atUtah | L 13–28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Colorado 6 games, 25 tackles
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Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′1″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 37 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
Pro Bowl: 2025 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 16 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 14 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 37 | 147 | 1 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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