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2013 Football Roster
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Obidiegwu, Kyrian

Jersey Number 29
Kyrian Obidiegwu
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hayward, Calif.
- High School:
- San Leandro HS
Bio
Last updated on April 4, 2016
2015 (Senior): Played in all 12 games on the season … received the team’s over achiever award handed out at the season-ending banquet… recorded four tackles … had a 14-yard tackle for a loss on a punter who dropped the snap in the San Jose State, which gave the Bulldogs the ball on downs at the SJSU 19-yard line.
2014 (Junior): Named to the 2014 Academic All-Mountain West team ... played in all 14 games -- staring on the special teams unit ... recorded three tackles on the season, all solo stops in three respective games -- at No. 15 USC, at New Mexico and vs. San Diego State ... he forced a fumble on his tackle in the San Diego State game, the first forced fumble of his career ... blocked a punt vs. Southern Utah on Sept. 20 - the first Bulldog to do so since Oct. 6, 2012 -- which led to a Fresno State touchdown ... his blocked punt attributed to Fresno State being one of 14 FBS schools to have multiple blocked punts in 2014 ... forced a fumble on a kickoff return by San Diego State.
2013 (Sophomore): Named to the Mountain West All-Academic team and to the 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete for having a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA ... played in the first nine games of the season before a knee injury suffered in the Wyoming game on Nov. 9 ended his season ... posted two tackles on the season.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.
2011 (Freshman): Enrolled in school in the fall of 2011 and walked on to the team in the spring of 2011 ... made the president's list.
High School: Played offense and defense for coach Brad Bowers at San Leandro High School ... was an honorable mention running back ... team captain ... was on the honor roll.
Personal: Born in Nigeria ... son of Hope and Kyrian Obidiegwu, Sr. ... has four sisters, Amarachi, Sandra, Linda and Joyce ... former high school teammate, Lenny Jones, is a senior defensive end at Nevada ... majoring in health science and community health.
2015 (Senior): Played in all 12 games on the season … received the team’s over achiever award handed out at the season-ending banquet… recorded four tackles … had a 14-yard tackle for a loss on a punter who dropped the snap in the San Jose State, which gave the Bulldogs the ball on downs at the SJSU 19-yard line.
2014 (Junior): Named to the 2014 Academic All-Mountain West team ... played in all 14 games -- staring on the special teams unit ... recorded three tackles on the season, all solo stops in three respective games -- at No. 15 USC, at New Mexico and vs. San Diego State ... he forced a fumble on his tackle in the San Diego State game, the first forced fumble of his career ... blocked a punt vs. Southern Utah on Sept. 20 - the first Bulldog to do so since Oct. 6, 2012 -- which led to a Fresno State touchdown ... his blocked punt attributed to Fresno State being one of 14 FBS schools to have multiple blocked punts in 2014 ... forced a fumble on a kickoff return by San Diego State.
2013 (Sophomore): Named to the Mountain West All-Academic team and to the 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete for having a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA ... played in the first nine games of the season before a knee injury suffered in the Wyoming game on Nov. 9 ended his season ... posted two tackles on the season.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.
2011 (Freshman): Enrolled in school in the fall of 2011 and walked on to the team in the spring of 2011 ... made the president's list.
High School: Played offense and defense for coach Brad Bowers at San Leandro High School ... was an honorable mention running back ... team captain ... was on the honor roll.
Personal: Born in Nigeria ... son of Hope and Kyrian Obidiegwu, Sr. ... has four sisters, Amarachi, Sandra, Linda and Joyce ... former high school teammate, Lenny Jones, is a senior defensive end at Nevada ... majoring in health science and community health.
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