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Obie Sanni

RB · #1 ·
Multi-transfer ×2Grad
Height5'9"
Weight200 lbs
Est. eligibility0 yrs
Production index
High
Roster status
RosteredObie Sanni (RB) officially transferred from Tennessee Technological University to Saginaw Valley State University
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Last updatedNov 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
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Background

2022 CSC Academic All-District Appeared in eight games and totaled 123 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns…recorded a season-high 57 yards on seven carries (8.1 avg.) with a long of 45 yards in a 35-8 win over Tennessee State in week 4…scored a touchdown the following two weeks against Western Illinois at home and at Charleston Southern. 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). 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 for a 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. 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. Redshirted...appeared in one game at running back...carried six times for 23 yards against Hampton. Participated in football, track, wrestling, and lacrosse at Smoky Hill HS in Colorado…was a two-time Metro Player of the Year and helped his team earn two Metro 10 Championships…was named the Colorado High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Offensive Player of the Year while also earning a CHSAA/MaxPreps All-State Second Team selection…held the single game, season, and career records for rushing yards, attempts, touchdowns and kick return yards…rushed for 1,603 yards on 172 carries with 29 touchdowns as a senior…finished his career with 4,004 yards and 49 scores. Graduated with his bachelors in Psychology at Tennessee Tech…working toward his Masters of Business Administration at SVSU…born in Ilorin, Nigeria on 10/25/2001…son of Adebayo and Shikrat Sanni.

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁯󠁿Aurora, CO
High schoolSmoky Hills HS
Scholarship--
Career path
  • Transferred
    Obie Sanni (RB) officially transferred from Tennessee Technological University to Saginaw Valley State University
  • EnteredPortal · 1/2/26, 8:32 AM
    Obie Sanni (RB) officially entered the transfer portal · from Tennessee Technological University
Career stats
YRSCHOOLGPGSOFF SNAPSPRODCARYPCRUSH YDSRUSH TDRECREC YDSYPRREC TD
2026
Saginaw Valley State University
63--High635.736155224.40
2025
Tennessee Technological University
80--Med.235.31232133.00
2024
Tennessee Technological University
40--High1610.61701122.00
2023
Old Dominion University
80--Med.574.424816569.30
2022
Old Dominion University
80--Low183.4610100.00
2021
Old Dominion University
10--Med.63.8230000.00
Career353--High1835.4986914835.90
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Profile last updated Nov 9, 2026