George Odum
George Odum (born November 3, 1993) is an American football Safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Arkansas.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Millington, Tennessee | November 3, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Millington Central (Millington, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||
College: | Central Arkansas | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Early life and high school
Odum was born and raised in Millington, Tennessee and attended Millington Central High School, where he was a star athlete both in football and track.[1] As a senior, he was an All-Region selection at defensive back and punt returner and participated in the 2012 Tennessee vs. Kentucky National Guard and AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Games.[2]
College career
Odum played five seasons for the Bears, redshirting his true freshman season. He played both linebacker and safety and finished fourth in school history with 350 career tackles. He was named first team All-Southland Conference after making 86 tackles (58 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes defensed, one interception (returned for a touchdown), four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kick. As a senior, Odum led the Bears in tackles and was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-America selection after recording 120 tackles (78 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.[3]
Professional career
Odum was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018 and made the team out of training camp.[4] Odum made his NFL debut on September 9, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams.[5] Odum made his first career start on November 18, 2018 after an injury to safety Malik Hooker in a 38-10 win against the Tennessee Titans and made 6 tackles, including one for a loss.[6] Odum recorded his first career interception by picking off a pass from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in a 23-0 win on December 16, 2018.[7] In his rookie season, Odum played in all 16 games for the Colts (two starts) with 36 total tackles, including one for loss, an interception and two passes defended.[8]
References
- Sellers, Jr., Thomas (September 8, 2018). "By George, He's Got It! MCHS honors Odum with retirement of No. 5 jersey". The Millington Star. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Sellers, Jr., Thomas (April 30, 2018). "BREAKING NEWS: Former Trojan DB George Odum signs with Colts". The Millington Star. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Paxton, Kolby (January 9, 2018). "8 Defenders To Keep An Eye On At The Tropical Bowl". FloFootball.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- "Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- "Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts-September 9th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- "Colts' George Odum: Draws start Sunday". RotoWire. CBS Sports. November 19, 2018.
- Walker, Andrew (December 16, 2018). "Colts Blank The Cowboys, 23-0". Colts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- "George Odum Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.