2016 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: Helped Davidson Day to private school Division I state championship as a senior... Tallied 96 tackles as a senior... Played sophomore and junior seasons at Davie County, where he ranked in top-5 in school history in career tackles (172)... All-Central Piedmont Conference selection as a sophomore and junior... Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball... Honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Christian Dakota Launius... Son of David and Vay Launius... Has a sister, Caitlin... Majoring in management.