Namdi Obiazor

Former linebacker at TCU. 2025: 88 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · TCU · Sr. · #4

6′3″ · 220 lb · Eden Prairie, MN

CFB Index 76 · #80 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceDrafted by New England — Rd 6, Pick 31, #212 overall

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

4 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Colorado

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at TCU. 2025: 88 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2022.
Drafted round 6 by the New England in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at TCU, 288 tackles — drafted at #212 overall by New England.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202212 games

Signed with TCU3-star out of Iowa Western C.C.

2026

Drafted by New Englandround 6, pick 212

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#47 national

CFB

College

TCU

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #212

New England · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Sonny Dykes

TCU

Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New England2026 NFL rookie season

#212Rd 6 · Pick 31

New England2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 36-17 over that span.

2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning

2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning

2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #80 of 583?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#97 / 2975 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#113 / 2975 · 96th pct

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#736 / 2975 · 73rd pct

4.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.1	0.4	0.3	0.1
Road6g	6.3	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.4	0.3	0.3	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #80 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #80 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	TCU	88	46	4.0	2.0	1	2	--
2024	TCU	81	41	6.5	2.5	1	1	--
2023	TCU	75	44	6.0	4.0	2	--	--
2022	TCU	44	28	0.5	0.0	2	--	--
Career		288	159	17.0	8.5	6	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 30–27

vs USC

7 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With K. Seals — 258 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 65.0 · -2 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · E. Craw — 41 AVG · 50 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week