Brady Christensen

Brady Christensen is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the BYU Cougars.

Brady Christensen
BYU Cougars – No. 67
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
  • BYU (2017–present)
High schoolBountiful
(Bountiful, Utah)
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Christensen grew up in Bountiful, Utah and attended Bountiful High School. Christensen was rated a two-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at the Air Force Academy before flipping his commitment to BYU after receiving a late offer from then-coach Bronco Mendenhall. After graduating from Bountiful, he embarked on a two year mission to Hamilton, New Zealand.[1]

College career

Christensen redshirted his true freshman season at BYU after returning from his mission. He became the Cougars Starting left tackle going into his redshirt freshman season and started all 13 of the team's games.[1] As a redshirt sophomore, Christensen again started all 13 games for BYU and was graded the twelfth-best offensive lineman in college football by Pro Football Focus.[2] As a redshirt junior, he was named a first team All-American by the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation and was a second team selection by the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, and the Sporting News, tying him with Texas A&M's Kenyon Green for a consensus All-American selection.[3][4][5] Following the end of the season, Christensen announced that he would be forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

References
  1. Drew, Jay (October 9, 2018). "BYU freshman left tackle Brady Christensen doesn't have a flashy resume, but the late bloomer has emerged as a mainstay on the Cougars' offensive line". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. "BYU football: Redshirt junior Brady Christensen has a big decision to make after the 2020 college football season". Deseret News. May 6, 2020.
  3. Hansen, Jeff (December 24, 2020). "Brady Christensen: From Two-Star to All-America". 247Sports.
  4. Harper, Mitch (December 10, 2020). "BYU's Brady Christensen Putting Together Season That Compares To Penei Sewell". KSL.com.
  5. "BYU offensive lineman Brady Christensen becomes Cougars' first consensus All-American since 2009". Deseret News. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. Lundquist, Casey (December 30, 2020). "Brady Christensen Declares for the NFL Draft". SI.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.


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