Player Dossier

2024-2024

Northern Illinois

Christian Fuhrman

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Christian Fuhrman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

67%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Player Story

Christian Fuhrman built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 44, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Christian Fuhrman's career was his defensive production: 61...

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Christian Fuhrman, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Christian Fuhrman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
61
TFL
3.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Christian Fuhrman quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · LB
Career Tackles
61
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Buffalo
Latest roster
No. 44 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
61 tackles · LB 206th (top 17%) · Mid-American 38th (top 8%) · National 356th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2024 PostseasonNorthern Illinois137-0--047.4
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois13543.5011047.4

Related Context

Christian Fuhrman played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, Christian Fuhrman recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 6.5 primary output with 24.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

24.6

Usage

6.3

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Western Illinois: 0.5. Notre Dame: 1. Buffalo: 2. NC State: 1.5. Massachusetts: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 0. Ball State: 1.5. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 7 by 29.2. Western Illinois: 4 by 21.7. Notre Dame: 9 by 47.5. Buffalo: 6 by 45. NC State: 3 by 27.5. Massachusetts: 6 by 25. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 5 by 35.8. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

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Wins0.2 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Notre Dame

Result
Mon 12/23@ Fresno StateW 28-2075000
Sat 11/30vs Central MichiganW 24-1632000
Wed 11/20@ Miami (OH)L 9-2030000
Thu 11/14vs AkronW 29-1654000
Thu 11/7@ Western MichiganW 42-2820000
Sat 10/26@ Ball StateL 23-25520.5000
Sat 10/19vs ToledoL 6-1342000
Sat 10/12@ Bowling GreenW 17-741000
Sat 10/5vs MassachusettsW 34-2062000
Sat 9/28@ NC StateL 17-24300.5001
Sat 9/21vs BuffaloSplash gameL 20-2364200
Sat 9/7@ Notre DameW 16-14950010
Sat 8/31vs Western IllinoisW 54-15410.5000

Player Story

Christian Fuhrman story

Christian Fuhrman built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 44, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Christian Fuhrman's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois. 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 Fuhrman's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Christian Fuhrman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonNorthern Illinois6.524.66.3
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois6.524.66.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Buffalo

Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 9 · L 23-25 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#3

@ Notre Dame

Week 2 · W 16-14

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Havoc Plays

65.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.

#4

@ NC State

Week 5 · L 17-24

1.5

Havoc Plays

51.1 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Western Illinois

Week 1 · W 54-15

0.5

Havoc Plays

32.5 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

6.5 primary output · 24.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage

47.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

47.4

6.5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games