Christian Mejia Season 2020

WASHINGTON STATE 
CAREER: Appeared in 28 games, 16 as a starter…recorded 52 career tackles with 8.5 tackles-for-loss including 3.5 sacks…one career interception, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery…earned bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
 
RS-SENIOR (2022): Appeared in 12 games, 10 as a starter…made 32 tackles with five tackles-for-loss including 1.5 sacks…picked off a pass, forced two fumbles and recorded three quarterback hurries…started, made three stops against Idaho…made career-high five tackles, shared a sack and picked off a pass in win at No. 19 Wisconsin…made three tackles in win over Colorado State…did not play against No. 15 Oregon, his wife, Lojoie gave birth to first child, Ocean Slade…started, had a sack in win over Cal…made two tackles at No. 6 USC…made three tackles and shared a tackle-for-loss at Oregon State…matched career-high with five tackles including career-high two tackles-for-loss and one pass breakup against No. 14 Utah…started, shared two tackles in win at Stanford…made one stop in win over Arizona State…made two tackles including one for loss in win at Arizona…made two tackles in Apple Cup…made two tackles and batted down a pass against Fresno State in LA Bowl...named to Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll (Master's in Kinesiology).

RS-JUNIOR (2021): Appeared in all 13 games on season, six in a starting role…totaled 17 tackles, six solo, with 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack and a fumble recovery…made first career start, shared TFL against Utah State … made career-high three tackles including a TFL against USC …had two tackles and recovered a fumble at Utah … started against Oregon State … started, made one stop against Stanford … recorded three tackles against  BYU…had two tackles, including a sack, in win over Arizona …registered two tackles in Sun Bowl.

RS-JUNIOR (2020): Appeared in one game, recorded one sack…made season debut, recorded first career sack at No. 20 USC...earned bachelor's degree in kinesiology.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2019): Appeared in two games…made collegiate debut at California, recorded first two career tackles…appeared on defense in win over Stanford.

RS-FRESHMAN (2018): Did not appear in a game.

FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii…two-time first-team All-State selection…as a SENIOR, named to USA Today All-USA Hawaii First Team on defense and the Cover2 Iron Man of the Year after playing defensive end and tight end…named to Preseason Watch List for Manti Te’o Award for Defensive Player of the Year…as a JUNIOR, named to the All-USA Hawaii First Team, All-State first-team and OIA East Division Player of the Year after making 15 sacks…high school teammates with current Cougar offensive lineman Nilsson Gaisoa…rated three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Scout.com…ranked the No. 14 prospect in Hawaii by 247Sports.com and No. 24 defensive end in the West by Scout.com…also plays basketball.