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Jersey Number 16
Christian Fitzpatrick
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 218
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Southfield, Mich.
- High School:
- Southfield A&T
- Prev School:
- Louisville
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Transfer wide receiver from Louisville joined the Spartan program in May 2021 . . . three-year letterwinner (2021-23) has played in 29 collegiate games, including 28 at MSU (11 in 2021, five in 2022, 12 in 2023) . . . had 22 receptions for 272 yards and one TD at Michigan State (2021-23), catching first career TD in the Nebraska game.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Posted career bests for receptions (18) and receiving yards (252) in playing all 12 games . . . had two catches of 60-plus yards (72-yarder vs. Central Michigan and 61-yarder vs. Washington) . . . ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards (258) and sixth in receptions (18) . . . had seven games with multiple receptions . . . caught two passes for 15 yards vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . made first start of Spartan career and second of collegiate career in game at Indiana and notched two receptions to match jersey number with 16 yards . . . tallied two catches for 23 yards at Ohio State . . . snared first TD catch of career with an 11-yard TD catch from Katin Houser in the second quarter of the Nebraska game, finishing with two catches for 15 yards . . . did not have any targets in game at Minnesota . . . had two catches in four targets for 14 yards in Michigan game . . . did not have any targets in the Rutgers game . . . had one catch on two targets for 3 yards in Iowa game . . snared one reception for 2 yards in Maryland game in two targets, in addition to target for incomplete two-point conversion . . . had a 61-yard reception vs. Washington . . . had career-high three receptions for 33 yards in Richmond game, with two of the three going for first downs . . . snared career-high 70 receiving yards on two catches, including a new career-long 72-yard reception on first play of drive, setting up MSU TD in season-opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury . . . saw action on 39 snaps on offense at wide receiver and had 52 appearances on special teams units . . . had two catches for 17 yards in the Week 2 win over Akron.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 games to earn his first letter . . . played 81 offensive snaps . . . also saw action in 11 plays on special teams . . . had two receptions for 3 yards . . . had one catch for 2 yards at Ohio State . . . played a season-high 19 snaps on offense vs. Maryland . . . snared first catch in Spartan uniform at Purdue, with one catch for 1 yard, in playing three snaps . . . played 13 snaps in Western Kentucky contest and also got in nine snaps in both Miami and Youngstown State games.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT AT LOUISVILLE): Played in one game at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest . . . was a midyear enrollee and joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Southfield A&T High School in Southfield, Michigan . . . was ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 16), ESPN.com (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) . . . rated one of the top wide receivers in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 6) and ESPN.com (No. 7) . . . ranked 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 . . . voted a team captain . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 . . . recorded nine catches for 165 yards and one touchdown against Adams . . . his older brother, Dez, played at Louisville from 2017-20 and had 154 catches for 2,589 yards and 21 TDs in his collegiate career at U of L; he was selected in the fourth round (No. 109 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft and spent two seasons with the Titans (2021-22) before signing with Pittsburgh in 2023 . . . communication major.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Posted career bests for receptions (18) and receiving yards (252) in playing all 12 games . . . had two catches of 60-plus yards (72-yarder vs. Central Michigan and 61-yarder vs. Washington) . . . ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards (258) and sixth in receptions (18) . . . had seven games with multiple receptions . . . caught two passes for 15 yards vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . made first start of Spartan career and second of collegiate career in game at Indiana and notched two receptions to match jersey number with 16 yards . . . tallied two catches for 23 yards at Ohio State . . . snared first TD catch of career with an 11-yard TD catch from Katin Houser in the second quarter of the Nebraska game, finishing with two catches for 15 yards . . . did not have any targets in game at Minnesota . . . had two catches in four targets for 14 yards in Michigan game . . . did not have any targets in the Rutgers game . . . had one catch on two targets for 3 yards in Iowa game . . snared one reception for 2 yards in Maryland game in two targets, in addition to target for incomplete two-point conversion . . . had a 61-yard reception vs. Washington . . . had career-high three receptions for 33 yards in Richmond game, with two of the three going for first downs . . . snared career-high 70 receiving yards on two catches, including a new career-long 72-yard reception on first play of drive, setting up MSU TD in season-opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury . . . saw action on 39 snaps on offense at wide receiver and had 52 appearances on special teams units . . . had two catches for 17 yards in the Week 2 win over Akron.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 games to earn his first letter . . . played 81 offensive snaps . . . also saw action in 11 plays on special teams . . . had two receptions for 3 yards . . . had one catch for 2 yards at Ohio State . . . played a season-high 19 snaps on offense vs. Maryland . . . snared first catch in Spartan uniform at Purdue, with one catch for 1 yard, in playing three snaps . . . played 13 snaps in Western Kentucky contest and also got in nine snaps in both Miami and Youngstown State games.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT AT LOUISVILLE): Played in one game at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest . . . was a midyear enrollee and joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Southfield A&T High School in Southfield, Michigan . . . was ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 16), ESPN.com (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) . . . rated one of the top wide receivers in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 6) and ESPN.com (No. 7) . . . ranked 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 . . . voted a team captain . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 . . . recorded nine catches for 165 yards and one touchdown against Adams . . . his older brother, Dez, played at Louisville from 2017-20 and had 154 catches for 2,589 yards and 21 TDs in his collegiate career at U of L; he was selected in the fourth round (No. 109 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft and spent two seasons with the Titans (2021-22) before signing with Pittsburgh in 2023 . . . communication major.
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