Obald Niyonkuru
North Dakota State Bison
78
Solid

Obald Niyonkuru

North Dakota State BisonAverage
NTDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Obald Niyonkuru starting?

Obald Niyonkuru is listed 2nd string at NT for North Dakota State Bison.

Redshirt junior · #99 · 5'11", 290 lbs

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Depth at NT · North Dakota State Bison

  1. 1882Keenan WilsonStarter
  2. 29978Obald NiyonkuruYou

North Dakota State Starting Lineup

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Up next for North Dakota State

North Dakota State plays Hawai'i away on Sat, Nov 14. The listed kickoff time is 11:00 PM ET.

Jersey
#99
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
290 lbs

Obald Niyonkuru is currently behind Keenan Wilson at NT on the North Dakota State depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 74 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Obald Niyonkuru's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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