Receiver, Oklahoma (from Oklahoma State, Marshall), 2013–⁠20

Obi Obialo

Number
No. 82
Height
6′3″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Coppell, TX

Obi Obialo played receiver at Oklahoma State (2013–⁠16), Marshall (2017–⁠19) and Oklahoma (2020).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2019146receiving yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 2018

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Oklahoma State2115.5010
2017Marshall1923812.5043
2018Marshall4250512.0445
2019Marshall1824413.6041
Career8199812.3445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2013Oklahoma State82WRYr 1
2014Oklahoma State82WRYr 2
2015Oklahoma State82WRYr 3
2016Oklahoma State82WRYr 4
2017Marshall82WRYr 5
2018Marshall82WRYr 6
2019Marshall82WRYr 7
2020Oklahoma82WRSr. (Yr 8)6′3″218

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Oklahoma State20.64––1.3–
2017Marshall290.50––14.65%
2018Marshall520.8892nd (n=497)0.5345.76%
2019Marshall280.56––15.810%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Marshall 4 games, 18 catches, 244 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 15vs.Louisiana TechW 31–⁠108146041
Nov 23atCharlotteL 13–⁠24122022
Nov 30vs.Florida InternationalW 30–⁠27531010
Dec 23 ✦vs.UCFL 25–⁠48445016
2018 Marshall 13 games, 42 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atMiami (OH)W 35–⁠28647012
Sep 8vs.Eastern KentuckyW 32–⁠16260240
Sep 22vs.NC StateL 20–⁠3721206
Sep 29atWestern KentuckyW 20–⁠17480027
Oct 5vs.Middle TennesseeL 24–⁠34649115
Oct 13atOld DominionW 42–⁠201505
Oct 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠71505
Nov 3atSouthern MissL 24–⁠26432011
Nov 10vs.CharlotteW 30–⁠13110110
Nov 17vs.UTSAW 23–⁠05103045
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalW 28–⁠25233024
Dec 1atVirginia TechL 20–⁠41437021
Dec 20 ✦atSouth FloridaW 38–⁠20432011
2017 Marshall 8 games, 19 catches, 238 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 7atCharlotteW 14–⁠3110010
Oct 14vs.Old DominionW 35–⁠3116016
Oct 20atMiddle TennesseeW 38–⁠10110010
Oct 28vs.Florida InternationalL 30–⁠41447016
Nov 11vs.Western KentuckyW 30–⁠23222014
Nov 18atUTSAL 7–⁠9680043
Nov 25vs.Southern MissL 27–⁠28343033
Dec 16 ✦vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠28110010
2016 Oklahoma State 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 61–⁠71101
Oct 22atKansasW 44–⁠20110010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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