Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| 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@ Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Aaron Odom
Senior defensive lineman for Mississippi State. 2021: 3 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
6′3″ · 284 lb · Jackson, MS
CFB Index 7 · #365 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceMississippi State 2021 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WDE recruit
No. 590 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Mississippi State. 2021: 3 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2017.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to Southern Miss in 2022.
Aaron Odom
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Aaron Odom has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. The receipt: 2 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2017
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Callaway
2022
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018–2019
Mississippi State
Coaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy
2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy
2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Splits & context
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
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
7 · #365 of 370 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #365 at the position.
Career stats
| 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
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Daymond Williams’s 2021 season.
86%match
All-MAC
Matches Daymond on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Datona Jackson's senior season at UCLA (2021).
Matches Datona on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aaron Odom
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology