Aaron Odom: DL · Mississippi State · #18.
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Aaron Odom
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 17 | 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 12 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-38@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 0-34@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
