2024 Football Roster
Roster
Obiazor, Namdi

Jersey Number 4
Namdi Obiazor
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie High School
- Prev School:
- Iowa Western Community College
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2023 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
2024 | SENIOR
Placed second on the Horned Frogs with 81 stops ... his 6.5 tackles for loss were third while his 2.5 sacks ranked fifth ... started all 13 games ... tied for team-best honors with six stops, including one for loss, in the 13-7 win at Utah ... also led the Horned Frogs with nine tackles in the 35-34 victory over Texas Tech and eight in the 38-13 win against Oklahoma State ... totaled a season-high 11 stops versus UCF and Houston ... had 2.0 TFLs and a sack with a forced fumble in the UH contest ... posted 2.5 TFLs with 1.5 sacks as part of four tackles in the season-opening 34-27 win at Stanford ... recorded his first career interception and 1.5 tackles for loss among four stops in the 45-0 victory over LIU.
2023 | JUNIOR
Led TCU with 84 tackles and 4.0 sacks ... placed second with six quarterback hurries and third with 6.0 tackles for loss ... started all 12 games ... totaled a career-best 13 stops (10 solo), including a sack, and two hurries at Kansas State ... also recorded sacks against BYU and Texas Tech to give him a sack in three consecutive games ... added two hurries while totaling six stops in the 44-11 win against BYU ... posted a then-personal best 11 tackles with a sack in the 34-17 win over SMU ... totaled nine stops versus Nicholls and seven the following week in the 36-13 win at Houston ... recovered a fumble to go with five tackles at Oklahoma ... had at least one tackle for loss in six games.
2022 | SOPHOMORE
Played in all 15 games with two starts, in consecutive games against Kansas State and West Virginia ... placed eighth on the team with 49 tackles ... tied for team-high honors with five stops in his TCU debut in the season opening 38-13 win at Colorado ... totaled a career-best seven tackles three times in a four-game stretch in wins against Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Texas Tech ... the seven stops versus K-State tied for the TCU lead ... also had a pass breakup in the game ... recorded a tackle for loss against Texas Tech and a PBU in the 17-10 win at Texas.
PRIOR TO TCU (IOWA WESTERN CC)
A First-Team 2021 NJCAA All-American ... played in 10 games and recorded 20 tackles, including one for loss, with two pass breakups ... totaled 31 stops, an interception and four PBUs over his two seasons at Iowa Western ... also blocked a kick.
- 2023 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
- 2023 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
2024 | SENIOR
Placed second on the Horned Frogs with 81 stops ... his 6.5 tackles for loss were third while his 2.5 sacks ranked fifth ... started all 13 games ... tied for team-best honors with six stops, including one for loss, in the 13-7 win at Utah ... also led the Horned Frogs with nine tackles in the 35-34 victory over Texas Tech and eight in the 38-13 win against Oklahoma State ... totaled a season-high 11 stops versus UCF and Houston ... had 2.0 TFLs and a sack with a forced fumble in the UH contest ... posted 2.5 TFLs with 1.5 sacks as part of four tackles in the season-opening 34-27 win at Stanford ... recorded his first career interception and 1.5 tackles for loss among four stops in the 45-0 victory over LIU.
2023 | JUNIOR
Led TCU with 84 tackles and 4.0 sacks ... placed second with six quarterback hurries and third with 6.0 tackles for loss ... started all 12 games ... totaled a career-best 13 stops (10 solo), including a sack, and two hurries at Kansas State ... also recorded sacks against BYU and Texas Tech to give him a sack in three consecutive games ... added two hurries while totaling six stops in the 44-11 win against BYU ... posted a then-personal best 11 tackles with a sack in the 34-17 win over SMU ... totaled nine stops versus Nicholls and seven the following week in the 36-13 win at Houston ... recovered a fumble to go with five tackles at Oklahoma ... had at least one tackle for loss in six games.
2022 | SOPHOMORE
Played in all 15 games with two starts, in consecutive games against Kansas State and West Virginia ... placed eighth on the team with 49 tackles ... tied for team-high honors with five stops in his TCU debut in the season opening 38-13 win at Colorado ... totaled a career-best seven tackles three times in a four-game stretch in wins against Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Texas Tech ... the seven stops versus K-State tied for the TCU lead ... also had a pass breakup in the game ... recorded a tackle for loss against Texas Tech and a PBU in the 17-10 win at Texas.
PRIOR TO TCU (IOWA WESTERN CC)
A First-Team 2021 NJCAA All-American ... played in 10 games and recorded 20 tackles, including one for loss, with two pass breakups ... totaled 31 stops, an interception and four PBUs over his two seasons at Iowa Western ... also blocked a kick.
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02