2022 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Appeared in 10 games on special teams and on the offensive line in reserve action.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Redshirt season...Appeared in one game, making his career debut against Rutgers (11/20)...Was one of 34 Nittany Lions to make their PSU debut and one of 29 Nittany Lions to make their collegiate debut...Named the Coaching Staff's Developmental Squad Offensive Player of the Week three times (Wisconsin, 9/4; Iowa, 10/9; Maryland, 11/6).
2020 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see any game action...Named a Developmental Squad Player of the Week by the coaching staff following the Nebraska game (11/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for head coach Drake Woodard at Dominion High School...Was a two-time team captain as a junior and senior...Collected all-state honors three times with first-team accolades as a junior and senior and second-team honors as a sophomore...Earned first-team all-district accolades three times...Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 39 offensive tackle and No. 10 recruit in Virginia by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 35 offensive tackle, No. 49 player in the region and No. 12 prospect in Virginia by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 247 overall prospect, No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 5 recruit in Virginia by Rivals.
PERSONAL
Full name is James Albert Christ...Son of Lori and Mike Christ...Has three brothers, Mike, Matt and Tommy, and two sisters, Jackie and Katie...Father, Mike, played football at the Naval Academy...Brother, Mike, played football at Monmouth University...Brother, Matt, played football at Virginia Tech...Brother, Tommy, currently plays football at Virginia...Sister, Jackie, plays basketball at Radford...Participates in Readers are for Leaders weekly...Hobbies include playing basketball...Planning to major in accounting with aspirations to become an accountant.