Chiddi Obiazor

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 279
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.
High School:
Eden Prairie
Prev School:
Kansas State

Pronunciation: Chee-D Oh-bee-eye-zor

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 28 games with eight starts over three seasons at Kansas State (2023-25) and redshirted initial collegiate season.

2025 (Sophomore Season – Kansas State)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts … Posted a tackle for loss in four contests: Iowa State (8/23), at Arizona (9/12), at Oklahoma State (11/15), at Utah (11/22) … First collegiate game with multiple tackles for loss came at Oklahoma State (1.5; 11/15) … Posted sacks in two games: at Arizona (9/12) and at Utah (11/22).

Awards: Tabbed honorable mention All-Big 12.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Kansas State)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with one start … Made first collegiate start at Houston (11/2) … First solo tackle for loss came in season opener against UT Martin (8/31) … Registered a tackle for loss in six games – including three-straight games to end the season (Cincinnati, 11/23; at Iowa State, 11/30; Rutgers, 12/26) … First collegiate sack came at West Virginia (10/19) on a combined meeting at the quarterback … Posted solo sacks in the final three games of the season … Earned Academic All-Big 12.

Awards: Tabbed honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by conference coaches.

2023 (Freshman Season – Kansas State)
Season: Appeared in three games and redshirted initial collegiate season … Made collegiate debut in season opener verses Southeast Missouri State (9/2) and made first career tackle … Registered first career tackle for loss with a combined stop behind the line in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against NC State (12/28).

Prep/Personal
Defensive lineman for head coach Mike Grant at Eden Prairie High School ... Rated as the No. 79 edge defender by On3 … Consensus top-10 prospect in Minnesota per all four recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and On3 … Earned all-state honors SBLive as a senior … Named first-team All-Metro by the Star Tribune as a senior … Tabbed all-district during final prep season … Logged 40 tackles, forced three fumbles and blocked three kicks as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball … Son of Laurie and Anthony Obiazor … Has two sisters, Nneka, and Isy, and one brother, Namdi ... Older brother, Namdi, lettered in football at TCU (2022-25) and was a sixth-round draft choice of the New England Patriots in the 2026 NFL Draft … Born August 21, 2004.