Namdi Obiazor: LB · TCU · #4.
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Namdi Obiazor
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the TCU linebacker corps. The first one came in 2025: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 11 tackles and 1 INT against Baylor, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14@ North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Abilene Christian | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Arizona State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Colorado | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-41@ Kansas State | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-36vs Baylor | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17@ West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20vs Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14@ No. 25 Houston | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-23vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs No. 16 USC | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 46 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups88 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 36-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 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
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
51.9%
460 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
88 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #80 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 288 tackles — drafted at #212 overall by the New England Patriots.
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · NFL
New England Patriots2026 NFL rookie season
New England Patriots2026 NFL rookie season
