University of Connecticut Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Christian Haynes
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 313
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md
- High School:
- Bowie
2022 & 2023 Associated Press All-American - 3rd Team
2023 College Football Network All-American - 3rd Team
2022 Sporting News All-American - 2nd Team
2023: Named to the Associated Press and College Football Network All-American teams (3rd team offense)...Accepted an invitation to play in the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl...Was also invited to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl...Named an AP Mid-season All-American...Started all 12 games at guard, and ended his career starting 49-straight games on the offensive line...Anchored a UConn offensive line that allowed just 12 sacks on the season (1.0 pg), ranking 9th in FBS among the nation's leaders...Was named to the 2023 Sporting News Preseason All-American team (1st team offense), 2023 Athlon Sports College Football Preseason All-America Team (2nd team offense), the 2023 Walter Camp Preseason FBS All-American team, presented by 777 (2nd team offense), and the 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-American team (3rd team offense).
2022: Started all 13 games at guard...Became just the 3rd Husky in the FBS era to earn All-American honors after being named to the Sporting News and Associated Press All-American teams... Helped lead an offensive line that fueled a rushing attack that averaged 194.9 yards per game as the Huskies went over 200-yards plus rushing in six games and three-straight to close out the regular season... Helped also led a unit that ranked 30th nationally in sacks allowed, giving up 17 on the season, just 1.42 per game... He has started 37-straight games over three seasons.
2021: Started all 12Â games on the offensive line for the Huskies.
2019: Mainstay at the right guard position for the Huskies, starting all 12 games on the UConn offensive line. Â
2018: Played in two games during his redshirt season.
High School: Lettered three seasons under Bowie High School head coach Augustus Parrish...Started three seasons on the offensive line...Two-time captain and honored as the team MVP his senior season (2017)...Played in the Maryland Crab Bowl, an annual All-Star Game that showcases the best talent in the Mid-Atlantic region...2017 PGCPS Elite 22... Washington Post All-MET Second Team...First Team All-County and All-League...Pigskin Club Honoree. Lettered in wrestling for one season.
Personal: Majoring in human development and family sciences.
