Christian Roland-Wallace (born November 23, 2001) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life

Coming out of high school, Roland-Wallace was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play

for the

College career

Arizona

During Roland-Wallace's freshman season in 2019 he played in all 12 games, where he tallied 37 tackles, four pass deflections, and an interception. In the 2020 season, Roland-Wallace finished the season with 26 tackles and three pass deflections. During the 2021 season, Roland-Wallace would breakout, notching 48 tackles with three being for a loss, a sack and a half, two pass deflections, and an interception. During the 2022 season, Roland-Wallace started all 12 games for Arizona where he notched 58 tackles, six pass deflections, and two forced fumbles. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Roland-Wallace decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. During his time at Arizona, Roland-Wallace played in 41 games with 37 starts where he totaled 169 tackles, 18 pass deflections, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles.

USC

Roland-Wallace decided to transfer to play for the

. Roland-Wallace finished his one season at USC, recording 37 tackles, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Roland-Wallace declared for the

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, and was invited to participate in the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl.

Professional career

Roland-Wallace was signed by the

as an

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after the

. Roland-Wallace, a UDFA, was notably among the 53 players included on the Chiefs initial Week 1 roster.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roland-Wallace, Christian 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Palmdale, California American football cornerbacks Arizona Wildcats football players USC Trojans football players Kansas City Chiefs players