Receiver, Western Michigan (from Alabama, Georgia Tech), 2021–⁠25

Christian Leary

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Edgewater, FL

Christian Leary played receiver at Alabama (2021–⁠22), Georgia Tech (2023–⁠24) and Western Michigan (2025).

Team titles: SEC champions, 2021; MAC champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Alabama242.0111
2022Alabama166.006
2023Georgia Tech2530912.4244
2024Georgia Tech3279.0017
2025Western Michigan151157.7017
Career4646110.0344

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Alabama–––120
2023Georgia Tech214630–––
2024Georgia Tech1200–––
2025Western Michigan2320–––
Career245150120

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Alabama1WRYr 1
2022Alabama1WRYr 2
2023Georgia Tech1WRYr 3
2024Georgia Tech1WRYr 4
2025Western Michigan1WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″180

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
2021Alabama50.70––3.5–
2022Alabama10.05––0.0–
2023Georgia Tech310.8556th (n=681)0.8026.34%
2024Georgia Tech30.18––0.5–
2025Western Michigan280.24––6.83%

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

2025 Western Michigan 14 games, 15 catches, 115 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atMichigan StateL 6–⁠23––––––
Sep 6vs.North TexasL 30–⁠33––––––
Sep 13atIllinoisL 0–⁠38150–––
Sep 20vs.ToledoW 14–⁠132230–––
Sep 27vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠142170–––
Oct 4atMassachusettsW 21–⁠33180–––
Oct 11vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠02130–––
Oct 25atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠26140–––
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠212180–––
Nov 11vs.OhioW 17–⁠13––––––
Nov 18atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠192170–––
Nov 25atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠21––––––
Dec 6vs.Miami (OH)W 23–⁠13––––––
Dec 19 ✦vs.Kennesaw StateW 41–⁠6–––232–
2024 Georgia Tech 3 games, 3 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 24vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠21–––120–
Aug 31vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠12120–––
Sep 14vs.VMIW 59–⁠72250–––
2023 Georgia Tech 12 games, 25 catches, 309 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleL 34–⁠392270235–
Sep 9vs.South Carolina StateW 48–⁠133270124–
Sep 16atOle MissL 23–⁠485640–––
Sep 23atWake ForestW 30–⁠161140238–
Sep 30vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠3811116142–
Oct 7atMiamiW 23–⁠201441–––
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 23–⁠384540487–
Oct 28vs.North CarolinaW 46–⁠422210–––
Nov 4atVirginiaW 45–⁠17110122–
Nov 11atClemsonL 21–⁠422410–––
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠22350120–
Dec 22 ✦vs.UCFW 30–⁠17–––495–
2022 Alabama 2 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Utah StateW 55–⁠0160–––
Nov 19vs.Austin PeayW 34–⁠0––––––
2021 Alabama 2 games, 2 catches, 4 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 13vs.New Mexico StateW 59–⁠31−70––1
Nov 20vs.ArkansasW 42–⁠351111–––

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

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