Obinna Okeke
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Sonny Cumbie and Tony Sanchez. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Florida International — Week 6, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 16 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 32 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
0%0 TFL15 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #368 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #11 of 12 Conference USA DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Cumbie and Tony Sanchez.
