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Fitzpatrick, Christian
Jersey Number 16
Christian Fitzpatrick
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Southfield, MI
- High School:
- Southfield A&T
Bio
A super senior transfer who has made highlight-reel plays during his career ... He arrives in Stillwater with 42 career FBS games played.
2024 (Senior at Marshall): Started all 13 games and led Marshall in receiving in 2024 ... Caught 34 passes for 576 yards and six touchdowns ... Had touchdown receptions in six games ... Had one of the best plays of the college football season when he made a spectacular catch against Virginia Tech and earned national recognition ... Made at least one catch in every game and multiple catches in 11 games ... Season-best receiving totals included a 97-yard day in the season opener against Stony Brook, 78 yards at Southern Miss, 73 yards at Virginia Tech and 69 yards at Old Dominion ... Made a season-long 69-yard catch on the first play of the game against Southern Miss and also made his one tackle of the season in that game.
2023 (Junior at Michigan State): Played in all 12 games and started against Michigan and Indiana ... Finished the year with 18 catches for 252 yards and a touchdown ... Had two catches of 60-plus yards, including a 72-yarder vs. Central Michigan and a 61-yarder vs. Washington ... Ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards and sixth in receptions ... Had seven games with multiple receptions ... Made the first touchdown catch of his career with an 11-yard catch in the second quarter of the Nebraska game ... Had a season-best three catches against Richmond.
2022 (Sophomore at Michigan State): Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played 39 snaps on offense at wide receiver and 52 snaps on special teams ... Had two catches for 17 yards win over Akron.
2021 (Freshman at Michigan State): Joined Michigan State in May 2021 ... Appeared in 11 games to earn his first letter ... Played 81 offensive snaps on the year ... Also saw action in 11 plays on special teams ... Had two receptions for three yards, including one catch for two yards at Ohio State and one catch for one yard at Purdue ... Played a season-high 19 snaps on offense vs. Maryland.
2020 (Redshirt at Louisville): Played in one game while taking a redshirt at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest ... A spring enrollee who joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
High School: Played at Southfield A&T in Southfield, Michigan ... Ranked as one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 16), ESPN (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) ... Ranked as the 74th receiver nationally by Rivals ... Finished his senior season with 33 receptions for 611 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Averaged 18.5 yards per catch and was voted a team captain ... Named a Pylon All-American ... Named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and was honorable mention all-state ... Also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 ... Signed with Louisville out of high school over offers from Washington State, Ball State, West Virginia, Syracuse, Purdue, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Penn State, Iowa State, and Missouri.
Personal: Brother, Dez Fitzpatrick, played wide receiver at Louisville and now plays for the Los Angeles Chargers.
2024 (Senior at Marshall): Started all 13 games and led Marshall in receiving in 2024 ... Caught 34 passes for 576 yards and six touchdowns ... Had touchdown receptions in six games ... Had one of the best plays of the college football season when he made a spectacular catch against Virginia Tech and earned national recognition ... Made at least one catch in every game and multiple catches in 11 games ... Season-best receiving totals included a 97-yard day in the season opener against Stony Brook, 78 yards at Southern Miss, 73 yards at Virginia Tech and 69 yards at Old Dominion ... Made a season-long 69-yard catch on the first play of the game against Southern Miss and also made his one tackle of the season in that game.
2023 (Junior at Michigan State): Played in all 12 games and started against Michigan and Indiana ... Finished the year with 18 catches for 252 yards and a touchdown ... Had two catches of 60-plus yards, including a 72-yarder vs. Central Michigan and a 61-yarder vs. Washington ... Ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards and sixth in receptions ... Had seven games with multiple receptions ... Made the first touchdown catch of his career with an 11-yard catch in the second quarter of the Nebraska game ... Had a season-best three catches against Richmond.
2022 (Sophomore at Michigan State): Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played 39 snaps on offense at wide receiver and 52 snaps on special teams ... Had two catches for 17 yards win over Akron.
2021 (Freshman at Michigan State): Joined Michigan State in May 2021 ... Appeared in 11 games to earn his first letter ... Played 81 offensive snaps on the year ... Also saw action in 11 plays on special teams ... Had two receptions for three yards, including one catch for two yards at Ohio State and one catch for one yard at Purdue ... Played a season-high 19 snaps on offense vs. Maryland.
2020 (Redshirt at Louisville): Played in one game while taking a redshirt at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest ... A spring enrollee who joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
High School: Played at Southfield A&T in Southfield, Michigan ... Ranked as one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 16), ESPN (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) ... Ranked as the 74th receiver nationally by Rivals ... Finished his senior season with 33 receptions for 611 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Averaged 18.5 yards per catch and was voted a team captain ... Named a Pylon All-American ... Named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and was honorable mention all-state ... Also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 ... Signed with Louisville out of high school over offers from Washington State, Ball State, West Virginia, Syracuse, Purdue, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Penn State, Iowa State, and Missouri.
Personal: Brother, Dez Fitzpatrick, played wide receiver at Louisville and now plays for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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