Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Christian Gonzalez was born June 28, 2002, in Carrollton, Texas. He is a cornerback in the NFL. 

Gonzalez was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He also played for the Colorado Buffaloes at the University of Colorado before playing one season with Oregon in 2022, where he received all-conference honors. He is the younger brother of Colombian-American hurdler Melissa Gonzalez. Gonzalez would become at fulltime cornerback upon joining the Colorado Buffaloes football team in 2020 and started every game as a freshman, making 25 tackles with five pass deflections. As a sophomore, he had 53 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and five passes broken up. Gonzalez transferred to the University of Oregon in 2022 to play for the Oregon Ducks. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 after recording 45 tackles, 7 pass breakups, and 3 interceptions. After the season, Gonzalez decided to forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2023 NFL Draft.