Christian Bodnar

2025 (R-So.): Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third-Team Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Fourth-Team Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List 2024 (R-Fr.): Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member Saw playing time in five games before being sidelined with an illness Started his final game of the season against FIU Finished the season with 13 tackles (eight solo, five assisted) Added 2.5 tackles for a loss (four yards) and 1.0 sacks (three yards) Also add two quarterbacks hurries, a forced fumble and a pass breakup Recorded Liberty’s longest interception of the season with a 43-yard return against UTEP Also added a tackle and a quarterback hurry against UTEP An assisted tackle, quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against New Mexico State Posted four solo stops against East Carolina, including a tackle for a loss Recorded a season-high seven tackles against FIU, including a three-yard sack and a forced fumble 2023 (Fr.): Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member Redshirted Saw playing time in three out of the last four games of the season Played against UMass, UTEP and No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Prep: Graduated from Bloomington Senior High School in Valrico, Fla. Helped Bloomington playoff semifinals as a sophomore, finishing the year with a 13-1 record Recorded six tackles and a pass breakup as a sophomore First-team defensive back as a junior Finished his junior season with 51 tackles, including 44 solo stops Added four interceptions and seven pass deflections as a junior First-team all-purpose player as a senior Finished his senior year with 45 tackles Also added 800 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior Also participated in track Personal: Son of Christina Bodnar Uncle, Mohamed Sanu, was an all-conference wide receiver at Rutgers (2009-11) Sanu was a third-round NFL Draft pick by Cincinnati Bengals in 2012 Sanu played in the NFL for 2012-22 for Cincinnati, Atlanta, New England, San Francisco, Detroit and Miami Business Administration major Birthday is April 6 Student-Athlete Q&A What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level? Liberty was the only school that recruited me really hard and showed that they wanted me. Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration? My mother inspires me because she worked so hard to raise me as a single mother. Skip Ad