Chiddi Obiazor
Chiddi Obiazor
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the Kansas State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Army, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 28 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 17 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 27 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
1 QB HUR · 1 TOT
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kamran James’s 2024 season.
Matches Kamran on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to James Williams's junior season at Florida State (2025).
Matches James on
Differs from James on