Christian Middleton

Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Camarillo, CA
High School:
Newbury Park HS

Expected to battle for starting nod at boundary cornerback this fall.

2022 -- Played in the first four games as a backup in the defensive secondary before suffering a season-ending injury ... earned 14 tackles (10 solo), including one for lost yardage against Sacramento State ... also broke up one pass against the Hornets.

2021 -- Played in all 11 games as a backup cornerback ... notched 15 total tackles, including 11 solo stops ... season-high four tackles in both the Sacramento State and Northern Arizona games ... also made a pair of tackles in three other contests.

High School -- A 2021 graduate of Newbury Park High School, where Middleton was a wide receiver and defensive back, lettering four times with the varsity program ... rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown in five games as a senior in the spring of 2021 ... also caught 13 passes for 122 yards and made 34 tackles (21 solo) with one sack and four pass breakups on defense as Panthers finished 1-4 ... first-team All-Camino League, first-team All-Ventura County and made the Ventura County All-Academic Team ... played in eight of Newbury Park's 10 games under head coach Jason Klein as a junior in 2019, missing two contests due to injury ... caught 31 passes for 536 yards and five touchdowns, opening the year with six catches for 237 yards and three scores against Thousand Oaks ... also gained 12 yards on six rushes and made 27 tackles (13 solo) on defense with one tackle for lost yardage, one interception and one pass breakup ... averaged 18.2 yards on nine kickoff returns ... named to the All-Marmonte League first team on defense ... also named team MVP and defensive back of the year ... played four games as a sophomore in 2018, rushing 41 times for 157 yards, catching five passes for 80 yards and making five tackles with one interception on defense ... lettered in varsity football as a freshman as well in 2017 ... in 10 games, rushed for 362 yards and three touchdowns, caught one pass and recorded 34 tackles on defense (23 solo) with five pass breakups and a pair of fumble recoveries ... rushed for 166 yards against Venice and 107 more versus Thousand Oaks as a freshman ... career varsity statistics include 654 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, 50 catches for 674 yards and five scores, and 100 tackles (60 solo) in 27 games ... also played basketball as a frshman and sophomore and competed in varsity track and field all four years for the Panthers ... best marks in track were 11.43 in the 100, 22.48 in the 200 and 50.06 in the 400 ... Principal Scholar-Athlete in football, track and basketball ... chose to attend Cal Poly because "it has a great engineering program."

Personal -- Son of Warren and Cynthia Middleton ... no siblings ... hobbies include hanging out with friends and going to the beach ... born in Camarillo, Calif. ... majoring in General Engineering.