Chris Landrum

Christopher Lewis Landrum, Sr. (born September 14, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers before transferring to Jacksonville State Gamecocks. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.

Early life Landrum attended Sweet Water High School. In 2009, as a junior, he recorded 68 tackles and 12 sacks on defense and 974 rushing yards on offense. As a senior, he helped lead his team to the 2010 state championship and was named the state championship game's Most Valuable Player (MVP), a game in which he recorded seven tackles and a fumble recovery on defense and an eight-yard rushing touchdown on offense. He was named to the All-Southeast Regional team by PrepStar. He was listed as the 10th overall recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep, 13th on the Birmingham News list of the Alabama Super Senior, 17th overall on the Mobile Press-Registers Elite 18, 22nd overall at outside linebacker in the nation, and the 11th player overall in the state of Alabama by Scout.com, 48th overall outside linebacker in the nation and 19th player overall in Alabama by Rivals.com, and 105th overall outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com and Scouts, Inc.

College career

Auburn Landrum originally attended Auburn University. In 2011, he redshirted as a true freshman. In 2012, he appeared in one game.

He earned his degree in human resource management at Jacksonville State and began working on his Master's degree in sports management.

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Landrum signed with the San Diego Chargers.

On August 22, 2017, Landrum was waived with an injury designation by the Chargers. After going unclaimed, he was placed on injured reserve.

Houston Texans On December 24, 2018, Landrum was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2019.

On August 10, 2019, Landrum was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve. He was waived on July 14, 2020.

Personal life Chris Landrum is the son of Roosevelt and Jaqueline Landrum. He has three brothers, Deshawn, Laderius, and Jayden, and one sister, Andrea Landrum. He is married to Bria Landrum and has a son, Christopher Landrum, Jr.