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Christian Izien

Safety, Detroit Lions · #5.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Safety
Number: 5
Born: Jun 8, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Far Rockaway, NY, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 206 lbs
College: Rutgers
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	26	18	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	2.5	3	0
Career	191	129	62	1	3	0	0	3	35	11.7	0	17	6	10	18	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	11	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	11	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Christian Izien (born June 8, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Izien, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Izien was born on June 8, 2000. He grew up in Far Rockaway, New York, and attended Erasmus Hall High School. A two-way player as a cornerback and wide receiver, he earned New York City Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior. Ranked a three-star recruit, he opted to be near home by committing to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. He is of Nigerian descent.

College career

As a true freshman at Rutgers in 2018, Izien appeared in four games as a special teams player. He played all 12 games as a sophomore, totaling a secondary-leading 78 tackles while starting seven times. He started all nine games in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, leading the team with four interceptions while also having 66 tackles. Izien started all 13 games in 2021, being named honorable mention all-conference while having 75 tackles. He again started every game in 2022, finishing with 41 consecutive starts while having 80 tackles on the year, earning another honorable mention all-conference selection. Izien declared for the 2023 NFL draft and was invited to the Hula Bowl and East–West Shrine Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Izien, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹