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, 2018Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2020
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | Marshall | 19 | 238 | 12.5 | 0 | 43 |
| 2018 | Marshall | 42 | 505 | 12.0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2019 | Marshall | 18 | 244 | 13.6 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 81 | 998 | 12.3 | 4 | 45 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oklahoma State | 82 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 82 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 82 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 82 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2017 | Marshall | 82 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2018 | Marshall | 82 | WR | Yr 6 | ||
| 2019 | Marshall | 82 | WR | Yr 7 | ||
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 82 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0.64 | – | – | 1.3 | – |
| 2017 | Marshall | 29 | 0.50 | – | – | 14.6 | 5% |
| 2018 | Marshall | 52 | 0.88 | 92nd (n=497) | 0.53 | 45.7 | 6% |
| 2019 | Marshall | 28 | 0.56 | – | – | 15.8 | 10% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 31–10 | 8 | 146 | 0 | 41 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 13–24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 30–27 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 25–48 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 16 |
2018 Marshall 13 games, 42 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 35–28 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 32–16 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 40 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 20–37 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 20–17 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–34 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 42–20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 31–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 24–26 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 30–13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 23–0 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 45 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 28–25 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 20–41 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 21 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at | W 38–20 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
2017 Marshall 8 games, 19 catches, 238 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | at | W 14–3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 35–3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 38–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 30–41 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 30–23 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 7–9 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 27–28 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 33 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 31–28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2016 Oklahoma State 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 61–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 44–20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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