2025 Football Roster

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97 Matthew Obiagu

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 249
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Abuja, Nigeria
  • Highschool Caesar Rodney

Biography

2025

  • Played in 11 games along the defensive line
  • Totaled 20 tackles on the season, including six solo stops, 14 assisted tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup
  • Logged a season-high five total tackles (two solo, three assisted) alongside 1.0 tackle for loss against New Hampshire
  • Recorded four total tackles including a season-high three solo stops and 1.0 tackle for loss against Rhode Island


2024

  • DNP in 2024
 

2023

  • DNP in 2023
 

2022

  • Appeared in five games
  • Recorded a block FG against Baylor (9.3)
 

2021

  • Did not appear in any games
 

2021 Spring

  • Saw action in one game against Maine (3/13) 
 

Before UAlbany

  • High School
    • Senior year led the team in tackles with sixty four total, as well as sacks including nine sacks and three forced fumbles
    • First Team All- Henlopen Conference, Delaware State All Star
    • Two Time Team Defensive MVP
    • Nominee for 302  sports All- Decade football team defensive- line
    • Played on the football team for two years at Caesar Rodney High School
    • Played basketball for two of his four years
    • One year of track & field and cross country
 

Personal

  • Son of Charity and Clifford Obiagu
  • Brother to five siblings- Ada, Jennifer, Ike, Kelvin, and Treasure

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2020-21Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 230 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 226 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'4" 230 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'5" 241 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2024Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'5" 241 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2025Senior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'4" 249 lbs
    97