Usage / Role
43%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2016-2020USC
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • South Pasadena, CA, USA
Christian Rector shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Usage / Role
43%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a defensive lineman
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · USC
Snapshot
Player Story
Christian Rector built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from South Pasadena, CA wearing No. 89, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Christian Rector's career was his defensive...
Read the storyChristian Rector, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · USC. Christian Rector shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 35 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 33 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
Christian Rector played DL for USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, Christian Rector recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with USC.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
USC paired 25 primary output with 38.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
16
Usage
5.5
Consistency
37.9
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0.5. Fresno State: 3. Stanford: 1. Utah: 0. Washington: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Oregon: 0. Arizona State: 1. UCLA: 1
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 3 by 17.5. Fresno State: 4 by 46.7. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Utah: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. UCLA: 0 by 10
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Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Iowa | L 24-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UCLA | W 52-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Arizona State | W 31-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Oregon | L 24-56 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Notre Dame | L 27-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Washington | L 14-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Utah | W 30-23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Stanford | W 45-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | W 31-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Christian Rector built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from South Pasadena, CA wearing No. 89, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Christian Rector's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Christian Rector's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Christian Rector moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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USC
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 25 | 38.6 | 12.4 | 25 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 12.5 | 32.2 | 9 | -12.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 6.5 | 16 | 5.5 | -6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 6.5 | 16 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | -6.5 |
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 8 · L 28-41 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ California
Week 4 · W 30-20 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 31-23
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas
Week 3 · L 14-37
4
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah
Week 7 · W 28-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · USC
25 primary output · 38.6 efficiency · 12.4 usage
75.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · USC
46.5
12.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · USC
38.1
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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