Namdi Obiazor

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Namdi Obiazor was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS

Namdi Obiazor plated in 53 games and finished with 302 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 6 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

COLLEGE HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2025 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Colorado, 10/4)
• 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2023 Honorable Mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

COLLEGE SEASONAL REVIEWS

Senior Year (2025)

• Started all 15 games and finished with 88 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble.
• Recorded 10 tackles, a sack and an interception vs. Colorado (10/4) to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
• Had 11 tackles in back-to-back games at Kansas State (10/11) and vs. Baylor (10/18).
• Had 10 tackles at Houston (11/22).

Junior Year (2024)

• Started all 13 games and finished with 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble.
• Posted 1.5 sacks in the season-opening 34-27 win at Stanford (8/30).
• Recorded his first career interception in the 45-0 victory over LIU (9/7).
• Totaled a season-high 11 stops vs. Central Florida (9/14) and vs. Houston (10/4). Added a sack and a forced fumble vs. Houston as well.
• Had a career-high 13 tackles (6 solo, 7 assists) with a career-high 2.5sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 QB hurries, and fourth-career forced fumble vs. #24 Michigan (10/19).
• Led the Horned Frogs with 9 tackles in the 35-34 victory vs. Texas Tech (10/26) and 8 in the 38-13 win vs. Oklahoma State (11/9).
• Recorded a career-high 3 tackles for loss and 8 total tackles in Illinois' Cheez-It Citrus Bowl win over #14 South Carolina (12/31).

Sophomore Year (2023)

• Started all 12 games and led the TCU defense with 84 tackles and 4 sacks. Added 2 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery.
• Totaled a career-best 13 stops (10 solo), including a sack at Kansas State (10/21).
• Also recorded sacks vs. BYU (10/14) and at Texas Tech (11/2) to give him a sack in three consecutive games.
• Recovered a fumble to go with 5 tackles at Oklahoma (11/24).

Freshman Year (2022)

• Played in all 15 games with two starts and totaled 49 tackles and 2 passes defensed.
• Made his TCU debut in the season opening win at Colorado (9/2) and finished with 5 tackles, tied for the team lead.
• Totaled a then career-best 7 tackles three times in a four-game stretch in wins vs. Oklahoma State (10/15), vs. Kansas State (10/22) and vs. Texas Tech (11/5).

PERSONAL

• Spent two seasons (2020-21) at Iowa Western Community College, where he totaled 31 tackles, an interception, 4 passes defensed and 1 blocked kick.
• Was a First-Team NJCAA All-American in 2021.