2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 29
Christian Bobak
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Ill.
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
2021 Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Three tackles on the season
- Awarded with a scholarship by head coach Bret Bielema after during team meeting 4/6/21 (video)
2020 Senior
- Played in six games, primarily on special teams
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2019 Junior
- Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
- Three tackles on the season
2018 Sophomore
- Played all 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Nine tackles on season
- Career-high two tackles three times (WIU, Penn State, Maryland)
- Spent most of his first two seasons as a running back before moving to the defensive backfield late in the 2017 season
- Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Redshirt Freshman
- Walkon played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Practiced as both a running back and as a safety at different points in the season
- Three tackles on season
- Made Fighting Illini debut in the opener against Ball State
- First career carry in the season finale vs. Northwestern
- Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Freshman
- Member of UI squad
- Joined team as a walkon in summer 2016
High School
- 2015 West Suburban Conference All-Silver Division
- Rushed for 1,133 yards and 12 TDs as senior to earn Team MVP and Suburban Life All-Area
- Averaged 125.9 rushing yards per game a senior
- Six 100-yard games a senior, including two 230+ yard games
- Zero fumbles in 149 carries as a senior
- Rushed for 374 yards on 77 carries as a junior
- Averaged 6.7 yards per rush during his high school career
- Led Hinsdale Central to a 7-3 record & state playoffs as senior
- Played for head coach Dan Hartman at Hinsdale Central
- Also ran track (three years) and played hockey (two years) in high school
- Qualified for the state track meet and was team captain
Personal
- Born May 30, 1998
- Full name is Christian Francis Bobak
- Son of Stan and Stella Bobak
- Has two brothers, Dominic and Matthew
- Illinois State Scholar and Honor Roll student in high school
- Lists Michael Jordan as favorite athlete because “his work ethic and success are models for the mindset I want to emulate.”
- Graduated with an undergraduate degree in finance
- Graduated with a master's degree in technology management in December 2021
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