Christian Roland-Wallace

Christian Roland-Wallace (born November 23, 2001)^[1] is an American professional football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and USC Trojans.

Christian Roland-Wallace

No. 30 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 (age 23)[1] Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	Knight (Palmdale, California)
College:	Arizona (2019–2022) USC (2023)
NFL draft:	2024: undrafted
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Total tackles: 34 Forced fumbles: 1 Pass deflections: 1 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Coming out of high school, Roland-Wallace was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.^[2][3]

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.^[4] In the 2020 season, Roland-Wallace finished the season with 26 tackles and three pass deflections.^[5] 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.^[6] During the 2022 season, Roland-Wallace started all 12 games for Arizona where he notched 58 tackles, six pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.^[7] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Roland-Wallace decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.^[8][9] 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.^[10]

USC

Roland-Wallace decided to transfer to play for the USC Trojans.^[11][12] Roland-Wallace finished his one season at USC, recording 37 tackles, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions.^[13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Roland-Wallace declared for the 2024 NFL draft, and was invited to participate in the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl.^[14]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.64 s	1.60 s	2.67 s	4.52 s	7.16 s	37.5 in (0.95 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[15][16]

Roland-Wallace was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.^[17] Roland-Wallace, a UDFA, was notably among the 53 players included on the Chiefs initial Week 1 roster.