Erik Robert Christensen, Jr. (born October 31, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Richmond and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1955 NFL Draft. Christensen played high school football at Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy.