Indiana’s defensive line is getting a major boost from familiar names, and former Kansas State standouts Tobi Osunsanmi and Chiddi Obiazor are part of the reason the Hoosiers are drawing so much attention.
The bigger picture in Bloomington is simple: Indiana is keeping more talent in place, and that matters on a unit that already looks far deeper than it did before. Defensive ends Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt are back after a court ruling gave the 2022 class another year of eligibility, and that return only sharpens a rotation that already includes Osunsanmi and Obiazor.
CBS Sports recently pointed to those additions while breaking down Indiana’s defense for next season. The outlet noted, "The Hoosiers, who were ranked No. 6 in the preseason Coaches Poll released Tuesday, hit the transfer portal hard to try and fill the hole left by Daley's departure, adding Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas State), Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State) and Josh Burnham (Notre Dame) to bolster their rotation on the outside of their defensive line," the article wrote.
That kind of depth is hard to miss. Osunsanmi was Kansas State’s leader in sacks and tackles for loss through the midpoint of the season before his injury against Baylor ended his year. Obiazor also gave the Wildcats solid production, finishing with 28 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss.
Their exits were among the reasons some expected Kansas State to slip in 2026, even with Collin Klein still in place as the program’s centerpiece. Instead, the Wildcats responded by adding Elijah Hill and Wendell Gregory to reshape the front.
For Klein, though, losing Osunsanmi and Obiazor still leaves two useful pieces gone as he heads into Year 1 and tries to move on from one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory. Kansas State’s defense fell off sharply, turning in what was arguably its worst season since 2015, and Klein brought in veteran defensive coaches to help fix it.
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