Linebacker, TCU, 2022–25
Namdi Obiazor
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Born
- Apr 19, 2002
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Namdi Obiazor played linebacker at TCU (2022–25). The New England Patriots took Obiazor in round 6, No. 212 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Kansas State, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 TCU 13 games, 88 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at North Carolina | W 48–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 42–21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. SMU | W 35–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Arizona State | L 24–27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Colorado | W 35–21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Kansas State | L 28–41 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Baylor | W 42–36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at West Virginia | W 23–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Iowa State | L 17–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at BYU | L 13–44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Houston | W 17–14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. USC | W 30–27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 TCU 13 games, 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Stanford | W 34–27 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Long Island University | W 45–0 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. UCF | L 34–35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atSMU | L 42–66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Kansas | W 38–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Houston | L 19–30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Utah | W 13–7 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Texas Tech | W 35–34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atBaylor | L 34–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 38–13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Arizona | W 49–28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atCincinnati | W 20–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Louisiana | W 34–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 TCU 11 games, 75 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Colorado | L 42–45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atHouston | W 36–13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.SMU | W 34–17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.West Virginia | L 21–24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa State | L 14–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.BYU | W 44–11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atKansas State | L 3–41 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atTexas Tech | L 28–35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Texas | L 26–29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Baylor | W 42–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Oklahoma | L 45–69 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 TCU 12 games, 44 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atColorado | W 38–13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tarleton State | W 59–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atSMU | W 42–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Oklahoma | W 55–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atKansas | W 38–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 43–40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Kansas State | W 38–28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atWest Virginia | W 41–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTexas | W 17–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atBaylor | W 29–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Iowa State | W 62–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 21 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.24 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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