2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Christian Kirk
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Saguaro
Bio
- 2017 First Team All-SEC (A-P, RS)
- 2017 Second Team All-SEC (WR)
- 2017 preseason All-American (WR, PR)
- 2016 third-team All-American (A-P) by the Associated Press
- 2016 first-team All-SEC pick at three different positions (A-P, WR, RS)
- Led the nation with three punt return TDs and led the SEC with 83 receptions
- First Aggie to post two punt return TDs in a game with a pair vs. New Mexico State in 2016
- First Aggie to ever post 80-plus catches in consecutive seasons (‘15 & ‘16)
- NCAA’s career active leader in punt return average (22.8) and punt return touchdowns (6)
2017 (Junior)
Served as an offensive captain, starting in all 12 games … Named First Team All-SEC as all-purpose and return specialist and tabbed as a Second Team All-SEC wide receiver … racked up 730 receiving yards on 58 catches with seven touchdowns … returned 21 kicks for 480 and a touchdown … returned eight punts for 175 yards and a touchdown … averaged 117.7 all-purpose yards per game … is the only SEC player to return both a punt and kickoff for a touchdown this season … active FBS career leader in punt return average at 22.8 … named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff for 100 yards against Arkansas … also made five catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in OT against the Razorbacks … hauled in four catches for 120 yards with a touchdown and returned a punt 90 yards for a score against New Mexico … made seven catches for 78 yards and a touchdown at LSU … recorded touchdown receptions against Nicholls, Louisiana and Alabama.2016 (sophomore): Hauled in an SEC-leading 83 passes (for 928 yards and nine touchdowns) in his sophomore season ... led the nation with three punt return touchdowns ... averaged 21.7 yards on 13 punt returns, which would have led the SEC and the NCAA FBS if he had the requisite 1.2 returns per game ... named third-team All-American by the AP ... picked first-team All-SEC at three different positions ... his 12 total touchdowns (9 receiving, 3 punt returns) led the team ... finished the season with a team-high 1,418 all-purpose yards ... took two punts to the house against New Mexico State, an A&M record, and added a touchdown grab in the game... had three 100 yard receiving games, including a season-high 144 against Mississippi State ... also posted 237 all-purpose yards against the Bulldogs ... caught a career-high 12 passes against South Carolina ... posted his second 200+ all-purpose game with 227 against LSU to go along with two touchdown grabs.