Christian Lorenzo holds the LDT · Backup spot in North Texas Mean Green’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Christian Lorenzo is a 6'3", 297-pound linebacker/defensive tackle from DeKalb, Illinois, who transfers to North Texas as a redshirt senior. Lorenzo began his college career at Illinois in 2022 and 2023 without appearing in games, then moved to Georgia State for the 2024 season, recording 17 tackles and one sack across 12 games. He spent 2025 at Illinois State, where he started all 17 games during the FCS National Championship run, accumulating 29 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. Across his career, Lorenzo has appeared in 29 games with 18 starts, totaling 46 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.

Illinoisthrough 2023

Georgia State2024

Illinois State2025

North Texas2026 — present