{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brady Christensen | image = Brady Christensen (51738323036) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Christensen with the Carolina Panthers in 2021 | current_team = | number = | position = Offensive guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|27}} | birth_place = Bountiful, Utah, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 300 | high_school = Bountiful | college = BYU (2017–2020)<!--allowed now, do not remove--> | draftyear = 2021 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 70 | pastteams = * Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2025}}) | status = | highlights = * Consensus All-American (2020) | statseason = 2025 | statweek = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 59 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 34 | pfr = C/ChriBr00 }}
'''Brady Christensen''' (born September 27, 1996) is an American professional football offensive guard. He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
==Early life== Christensen grew up in Bountiful, Utah, and attended Bountiful High School. Christensen was rated a two-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at the US Air Force Academy before changing his commitment to BYU. After graduating from Bountiful and prior to attending BYU, he served a 2-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hamilton, New Zealand, from 2015 to 2016.<ref name=mainstay>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2018/10/09/byu-freshman-left-tackle/|title=BYU freshman left tackle Brady Christensen doesn't have a flashy resume, but the late bloomer has emerged as a mainstay on the Cougars' offensive line|first=Jay|last=Drew|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
==College career== Christensen redshirted his true freshman season at BYU after returning from his mission. He became the Cougars' starting left tackle going into his redshirt freshman season and started every game for them over the next two seasons.<ref name=mainstay/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Drew |first=Jay |date=May 6, 2020 |title=BYU football: Redshirt junior Brady Christensen has a big decision to make after the 2020 college football season |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/6/21247003/byu-football-returned-missionary-brady-christensen-eric-mateos-james-empey-kalani-sitake-lds-mormon |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Deseret News}}</ref> As a redshirt junior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/byu/Article/Brady-Christensen-All-America-Team-157772305/|title=Brady Christensen: From Two-Star to All-America|first=Jeff|last=Hansen|website=247Sports|date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kslsports.com/448176/brady-christensen-byu-football-penei-sewell/?|title=BYU's Brady Christensen Putting Together Season That Compares To Penei Sewell|first=Mitch|last=Harper|website=KSL.com|date=December 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/1/8/22220947/byu-football-brady-christensen-zach-wilson-consensus-all-american-nfl-draft-ty-detmer|title=BYU offensive lineman Brady Christensen becomes Cougars' first consensus All-American since 2009|work=Deseret News|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref> Following the end of the season, he announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/byu/news/brady-christensen-declares-for-the-nfl-draft|title=Brady Christensen Declares for the NFL Draft|first=Casey|last=Lundquist|website=SI.com|date=December 30, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 5 1/4 | weight = 302 | dash = 4.89 | ten split = 1.71 | twenty split = 2.85 | shuttle = 4.52 | cone drill = 7.33 | vertical = 34.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 4 | bench = 30 | arm span = 32 1/4 | hand span = 10 1/4 | wonderlic = | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/brady-christensen/32004348-5206-5609-6e2c-c835b62c353f |title=Brady Christensen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1025038&DraftYear=2021 |title=2021 Draft Scout Brady Christensen, Brigham Young NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/105304 |title=Brady Christensen 2021 NFL Draft Profile |website=insider.espn.com |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> }}
Christensen was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round (70th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite news |author=Bryan, Will |title=Panthers draft offensive tackle Brady Christensen in third round |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-draft-offensive-tackle-brady-christensen-in-third-round |website=Panthers.com |date=April 30, 2021 |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> He signed his four-year rookie contract with Carolina on June 24, 2021, worth $5.16 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panthers Sign Brady Christensen|url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/06/panthers-sign-brady-christensen|work=Pro Football Rumors|date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> He was named a backup tackle as a rookie, but started six games due to injuries.
In 2022, Christensen was named the Panthers starting left guard, starting all 17 games. In the season finale against the New Orleans Saints, he suffered a broken left ankle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panthers G Brady Christensen sustained broken ankle in Week 18|url=https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/09/panthers-g-brady-christensen-broken-ankle-austin-corbett-week-18/|access-date=January 2, 2024|website=pantherswire.usatoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
Christensen returned to his starting role in 2023, but suffered a biceps injury in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve on September 13, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panthers place Brady Christensen on injured reserve|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-place-brady-christensen-on-injured-reserve|author=Gantt, Darin|website=Panthers.com|date=September 13, 2023}}</ref>
On March 12, 2025, Christensen re-signed with the Panthers on a one-year, $2.8 million contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panthers agree to terms with Brady Christensen |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-agree-to-terms-with-brady-christensen-offensive-line |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Panthers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He made eight appearances (four starts) for Carolina during the regular season. In Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills, Christensen suffered a torn Achilles tendon, causing him to be placed on season-ending injured reserve.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panthers place OL Brady Christensen on season-ending IR, sign QB to active roster|url=https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/panthers/2025/10/30/panthers-brady-christensen-injured-reserve-mike-white/86948821007/|access-date=November 2, 2025|website=pantherswire.usatoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://byucougars.com/athlete/football/121490/Brady-Christensen BYU Cougars bio] *[https://www.panthers.com/team/players-roster/brady-christensen/ Carolina Panthers bio] *{{Footballstats |nfl= |cfl= |afl= |espn=207596 |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=ChriBr00 |dbf= |rotoworld= }}
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