Christopher Townsel

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
High School:
Deerfield Beach

2023: Saw action in all 13 games...finished season with 25 tackles (15 solo), one TFL, and one PBU...recorded a career-high seven tackles (five solo) vs FAU (10/14)...recorded three tackles vs Syarcuse in the Boca Raton Bowl (12/21).

2022: Saw action in nine games on the year…posted five tackles and one tackle for loss, all coming at Tulsa (11/18).

2021: Saw action in five of the Bulls' twelve games, primarily in a special teams capacity...logged four tackles against NC State (9/2).

2020: Made a large impact in his true-freshman season, seeing action in eight of the Bulls' nine games on the year and making five starts...finished ninth on the team with 32 tackles (23 solo) and added an interception and 2.5 tackles or loss on the year...made a big interception on an leaping, athletic play in the back of the end zone at Cincinnati (10/3) in his first career a start and added three tackles in that game...posted a season-best 11 tackles to lead the team at Houston (11/14)...had seven tackles and a TFL at Memphis (11/7)...posted six tackles and a TFL vs. UCF (11/27)...posted tackles in seven of the eight games he played...started the last three games of the season and averaged 8 tackles per game in those contests.

DEERFIELD BEACH HS: Coached by Jevon Glenn...helped his team post a 10-4 record and make a state semifinals appearance in 2019…as a senior, posted 45 tackles (29 solo), two interceptions and a fumble recovery…was a four-year player for Deerfield Beach who made the state semifinals three times...committed to the Bulls in September of 2019…rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…chose USF over offers from Florida International, Indiana, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Rutgers, Southern Miss, Syracuse and Temple.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 30, 2001 in Deerfield Beach, Fla….son of Walter and Dionne Townsel…has three brothers…enjoys playing video games and jet skiing…majoring in pre-marketing...named to the 2020 Athletics Spring Honor Roll.

TOWNSEL CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 11, at Houston (11/14/20)
Tackles for Loss, 1 (2X), last at Memphis (11/7/20)
Interceptions 1, at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
QBH 1, at ECU (10/28/21)

TOWNSEL GAME-BY-GAME
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
WKU (2-2-0); Florida A&M (2-2-0); Rice (1-0-1); Navy (4-2-2); UAB (1-0-1); FAU (7-5-2); UCONN (1-1-0); Memphis (3-3-0); UTSA (1-0-1); Charlotte (1-0-1); Syracuse (3-1-2).

2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assisted)
NC State (4-0-4)

2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assisted)
Notre Dame (1-1-0); Cincinnati (3-1-2); ECU (3-2-1); Tulsa (1-1-0); Memphis (7-6-1); Houston (11-10-1); UCF (6-2-4)