A.J. Odums is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nevada.
Odums gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Utah State — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 49 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 30 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 48 | 28 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 150 | 95 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 21 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-46@ No. 2 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17vs Sacramento State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44vs San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-51@ Utah State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
42.6%
306 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #248 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #9 of 15 Mountain West CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Danny Gonzales, Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Jeff Choate.
