Fresno State Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Christian Rossi
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis North
- Prev School:
- Fresno City College
Last updated: Feb. 15, 2017
2016 (Junior): Did not see any game action.
Prior to Fresno State: Arrived at Fresno City College in the summer of 2014 to play football after deciding to leave Cal State Fullerton, where he had received a baseball scholarship coming out of Clovis North High ... as a sophomore in 2015, he completed 210-of-336 (62.5 percent) passes for a CCCAA ninth-best 2,801 yards and seventh-best 29 touchdowns against 10 interceptions ... as a freshman, he completed 100-of-170 passes for 1,243 yards and 14 touchdowns while sharing time with Nolan Sorensen. He also had three rushing touchdowns.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Clovis North High School in Clovis, Calif. ... was a two-sport star for the Broncos, starring on the football and baseball field ... was named the 2012 Fresno Bee Player of the Year after quarterbacking the Broncos to a 12-2 season as Clovis North won the Central Section Division I title and became the section’s first Division I team to advance to the Southern California Regionals before falling to Long Beach Poly High, 28-7 ... the team also received a final No. 21 state ranking by Cal-Hi Sports ... on the football field, was a Cal-Hi Sports All-State selection – the only player selected from the Central Section ... he departed Clovis North after setting school records for single-season passing yards (2,735), touchdowns (26), career passing yards (4,762) and touchdowns (44) ... during his senior year, he completed 161-of-254 passes (63%) for 2,735 yards and 26 touchdowns ... additional awards on the football field include: two-time team MVP (2011-2012), two-time first-team Tri-River Athletic Conference (2011-2012), two-time first-team all-Valley selection (2011-2012) and first-team all-state (2012) ... on the baseball field, played three seasons (2011-13) of shortstop on the varsity club ... was named to the 2013 Fresno Bee first-team twice (2012-2013) and led the Broncos to the CIF Central Section Division I championship in 2013 as Clovis North finished the season with a 27-6 record ... as the leadoff batter, hit .320 with four home runs and a combined 51 runs and RBIs ... in addition was a two-time (2012-2013) first-team all-Tri-River Athletic Conference and two-time first-team all-Valley selection ... as a junior led Clovis North to a 20-11 record, and he topped the Broncos in several offensive categories, batting .376 with a .624 slugging percentage and a .488 on-base percentage ... following his senior season was named the Clovis North Athlete of the Year and received the Bronco Award for academic honors.
Personal: Son of Lisa and Rick Rossi ... has one older sister, Jordan ... majoring in economics at Fresno State.
