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Sacramento State

2019 Football Roster

99 George Obinna

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Year Senior
  • Position DL
  • Hometown Tracy, Calif.
  • High School Tracy HS
  • Experience 3V

Biography

First Team All-Big Sky (2017)
First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
AFCA Second Team All-American (2019)
STATS Third Team All-American (2019)
Associated Press Third Team All-American (2019)

2019 Season

  • Named FCS second team All-America by the AFCA and third team from STATS and Associated Press.
  • Was a first team all-Big Sky selection and earned the team’s Ray Clemons Defensive MVP award.
  • Joined Charles Roberts and Darnell Sankey as the only Hornet players to be named All-America by the AP, STATS and the AFCA in the same season.
  • Set the Sacramento State single-season (14.0) and career record for sacks (33.5).
  • Also ranks second with 47.0 career tackles-for-loss.
  • His 1.13 sacks per game were the most in the Big Sky and fourth in the FCS.
  • Finished the year with 46 total tackles, including 20.0 TFLs which rank second in program history.
  • Also had eight quarterback hurries and recovered a pair of fumbles.
  • Recorded multiple sacks in five games with a season high of 2.5 at Fresno State.
  • Had 3.5 TFLs in the FCS playoff game against Austin Peay, 3.0 in the victory at No. 6 Montana State and 2.5 at Fresno State and Cal Poly.
  • Was credited with at least one tackle in all 13 games and had a high of eight at Fresno State.
  • Tallied six stops against Weber State and Austin Peay and had five at Cal Poly.

2018 Season

  • Received a medical hardship after being limited to just two games during the season.
  • Injured his back in the first game of the year against Saint Francis.
  • Returned two weeks later to play at Northern Colorado where he suffered an ankle injury which ended his season.
  • Finished the year with two total tackles, both at UNC.

2017 Season

  • Named first team all-Big Sky at defensive end.
  • Finished with 23 tackles, including 12.5 for loss and 8.5 sacks.
  • Tied for the team lead in tackles-for-loss and ranked second in sacks.
  • Also forced three fumbles, recovered one and was credited with four QB hurries.
  • Started the season with three TFLs, two sacks and two forced fumbles.
  • Had 2.5 sacks against Idaho State and 2.0 in the win over Southern Utah.
  • Was credited with five tackles against ISU for his season high.

2016 Season

  • Started all eight games at defensive end in which he played.
  • Totaled 31 total tackles, including 6.0 for loss and 4.5 sacks.
  • Had five or more tackles in five games and recorded at least one stop in all eight of his contests.
  • Highest total came against Montana State where he had seven tackles.
  • Recorded 1.5 sacks against Cal Poly for his season best.

2015 Season

  • Appeared in all 11 games, starting four as a redshirt freshman on the defensive line.
  • Finished the season with 33 total tackles.
  • Led the Hornets with 5.5 sacks and ranked third on the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss.
  • Had at least three tackles in seven games.
  • Set his season high with eight stops at Cal Poly.
  • Recorded sacks against Washington, Eastern Washington, Montana State, Idaho State and Cal Poly and had a half-sack at Northern Arizona.
  • Also forced a fumble against EWU and had two quarterback hurries during the season.

2014 Season

  • Redshirted during the season.

High School

  • Graduated from Tracy HS in 2014.
  • Earned first team all-San Joaquin Athletic Association honors as a senior.
  • Recorded 34 tackles and a Sac-Joaquin Section leading 9.5 sacks that season.
  • Helped the team to a 10-2 overall record and a 5-0 SJAA mark to win the league title.
  • Had two sacks and a safety against Sierra HS.
  • Also played on the offensive line for the Bulldogs.

Personal

  • Majoring in computer science.
  • Parents are Casmir and Anne Obinna.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2014Freshman

    DL
    6'1" 225 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2015Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 235 lbs
    95
  • 99

    2016Sophomore

    DL
    6'2" 230 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2017Junior

    DL
    6'2" 230 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2018Senior

    DL
    6'3" 240 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2019Senior

    DL
    6'3" 240 lbs
    99

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