Chris Rockins

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Chris Rockins

| position = Safety

| number = 37

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|18}}

| birth_place = Sherman, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 195

| high_school = Sherman

| college = Oklahoma State

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 48

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1984|1987}})

| highlights =

• Third-team All-American (1983)
• First-team All-Big Eight (1983)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 6

| statlabel2 = INT yards

| statvalue2 = 74

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 0.5

| pfr = RockCh20

}}

Christopher Alexander Rockins (born May 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL).

Rockins was born and raised in Sherman, Texas and played scholastically at Sherman High School.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RockCh20.htm |title=Chris Rockins Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=May 15, 2024}} He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/chris-rockins/ |title=Chris Rockins Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 15, 2024}} where he was a third-team All-American as a senior.{{cite news |first=Joel S. |last=Buchsbaum |title=Young, not Rozier deserves trophy |date=November 29, 1983 |newspaper=The Pensacola Journal |page=3B |agency=Gannett News Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113382/ |access-date=February 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}

Rockins was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent four seasons with the Browns, starting all 16 games during the 1986 season. He recorded six career interceptions.{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/rock01200.html |title=Chris Rockins Stats |website=ProFootballArchives.com |access-date=May 15, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815135819/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/rock01200.html |archive-date=August 15, 2020}}