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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Namdi Obiazor

TCU

Measurables

6'3"

229 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 2Projected · Round 3-4

Coverage-Skills Off-Ball

Namdi Obiazor projects as a coverage-skills off-ball — a LB from TCU who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (63th composite). Combine line reads 6'3" · 229 lb, 4.53s 40, 37″ vertical, 119″ broad. College defensive line: 302 tackles · 8.5 sacks · 3 INT · 6 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 59 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

59B

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

71th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

42th

2023

Breakout

15%

71th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

67th

Tk/G · 6.29

Peaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

A-

Speed

88th percentile · 4.53s 40-yard

B

Burst

67th percentile · 37" vert · 119" broad

C+

Lateral Agility

37th percentile · 7.24s 3-cone · 4.36s shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B-

Frame

46th percentile · 6'3" · 229 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.54
  1. #1

    Gerald McRath

    2009 R4 · #130 · Southern Miss · 6-2/231lb · 4.49s 40

    73

    sim

  2. #2

    Francisco Mauigoa

    2025 R5 · #162 · Miami · 6-2/233lb · 4.6s 40

    70

    sim

  3. #3

    Cody Simon

    2025 R4 · #115 · Ohio St. · 6-2/229lb

    67

    sim

Scheme fit

Sub-package coverage backer in a Cover-3/match scheme.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 88th percentile — 4.53s 40-yard.

Primary risk

Lateral Agility sits in the 37th percentile (7.24s 3-cone) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
56

Athletic composite

56thSOLID

5 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great1× Excellent1× Solid2× Average
4.53s88thGREAT
i

40-Yard

vs. 450

37.078thEXCELLENT
i

Vertical

vs. 407

119.055thSOLID
i

Broad

vs. 408

7.24s35thAVERAGE
i

3-Cone

vs. 278

4.36s39thAVERAGE
i

Shuttle

vs. 289

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

54

Athletic composite

54thSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Elite1× Poor
30.811thPOOR
i

Arm

vs. 223

10.597thELITE
i

Hand

vs. 223

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022TCU493118200000
2023TCU844836240000
2024TCU81414012.511140
2025TCU8846421212280
Career30216613668.523420