| Christian Roland-Wallace | |
| Currentteam: | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Number: | 30 |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 2001[1] |
| Birth Place: | Palmdale, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 202 |
| High School: | Knight (Palmdale, California) |
| College: | Arizona (2019–2022) USC (2023) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2024 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statweek: | 7 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 2 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue5: | 1 |
| Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue6: | 1 |
| Statlabel7: | Defensive touchdowns |
| Pfr: | RolaCh00 |
Christian Roland-Wallace (born November 23, 2001) 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.
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]
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]
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]
Roland-Wallace was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.[15] Roland-Wallace, a UDFA, was notably among the 53 players included on the Chiefs initial Week 1 roster.