Obie Sanni

4 Obie Sanni
Obie Sanni
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Aurora, Colo.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Previous School:
    Old Dominion
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2024 (Junior): Played in four games to start the season before an injury sidelined him ... rushed for 170 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown .... averaged 10.6 yards per carry with a long of 54 yards ... also caught one pass for two yards ... rushed five times for a season-best 79 yards at Gardner-Webb (9/28/24) ... had his 54-yard run vs. Tennessee State (9/21/24).

2023 (Sophomore, Old Dominion): Appeared in eight games at running back ... Had 57 carries for 248 yards and a touchdown ... Caught six passes for 56 yards ... Had four attempts for nine yards in the season-opener at Virginia Tech ... Caught two passes for 18 yards at Tech ... Registered 11 attempts for 42 yards in the win over Louisiana ... Had six attempts for 19 yards at JMU ... Had a season-high 14 carries for 75 yards against Coastal Carolina ... Notched 10 attempts fora career-high 85 yards and a touchdown in the bowl-clinching win over Georgia State ... Recorded first career touchdown with a career-long 67-yard run.

2022 (Redshirt freshman, Old Dominion): CSC Academic All-District ... Appeared in eight games at running back ... Had 18 carries for 61 yards ... Had eight carries for 18 yards against Arkansas State ... Carried four times for a career-high 27 yards at Coastal Carolina.

2021 (Freshman, Old Dominion): Redshirted ... Appeared in one game at running back ... Carried six times for 23 yards against Hampton.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Metro 10 Conference Player of the Year … Earned Colorado Class 5A All-State accolades at running back … Rushed 172 times for 1,603 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior … Totaled 4,004 yards and 49 touchdowns in his career … Led Smoky Hill to an 11-1 record and to the second round of the Colorado State playoffs.

PERSONAL: Son of Adebayo and Shikrat Sanni

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 7 57 8.1 45 0 - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 2 9 4.5 6 1 - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 7 35 5.0 17 1 1 1
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 6 21 3.5 12 0 - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 57 - - - 57
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 1 9 - - - 9
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 35 - - - 35
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 1 21 0 - - 21
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 - 3 - - 3
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 1 - - - 1
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 4 16 170 42.5 10.6 1 54 1 1
2025-26 8 23 123 15.4 5.3 2 45 1 1
Total 12 39 293 24.4 7.5 3 54 2 2
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 4 1 0.3 2 0.5 2.0 0 2
2025-26 8 1 0.1 3 0.4 3.0 0 3
Total 12 2 0.2 5 0.4 2.5 0 3
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 4 170 2 - - 172 43.0
2025-26 8 123 3 - - 126 15.8
Total 12 293 5 - - 298 24.8
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 12 1.5 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 18 1.5 3 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 23 123 15.4 5.3 2 45 1 1
Conference 6 22 122 20.3 5.5 2 45 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 8 30 7.5 3.8 1 12 - -
Away 4 15 93 23.3 6.2 1 45 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 22 122 20.3 5.5 2 45 1 1
Losses 2 1 1 0.5 1.0 0 1 - -
Month
September 1 7 57 57.0 8.1 0 45 - -
October 3 15 65 21.7 4.3 2 17 1 1
November 4 1 1 0.3 1.0 0 1 - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 1 0.1 3 0.4 3.0 0 3
Conference 6 1 0.2 3 0.5 3.0 0 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Away 4 1 0.3 3 0.8 3.0 0 3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 1 0.2 3 0.5 3.0 0 3
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
November 4 1 0.3 3 0.8 3.0 0 3
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 123 3 - - 126 15.8
Conference 6 122 3 - - 125 20.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 30 0 - - 30 7.5
Away 4 93 3 - - 96 24.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 122 3 - - 125 20.8
Losses 2 1 - - - 1 .5
Month
September 1 57 - - - 57 57.0
October 3 65 0 - - 65 21.7
November 4 1 3 - - 4 1.0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.5 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 12 2.0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 2.0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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Photo: Thomas Corhern, TTU Media Relations
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