Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-42@ Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Alex Odom
Junior safety on Temple's 2023 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Swedesboro, NJ
CFB Index 47 · #295 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceTemple 2023 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★
ATH recruit
No. 2684 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Temple's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2020.
- Transferred from Temple to Monmouth in 2024.
Alex Odom
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons at Temple, two different head coaches: Rod Carey and Stan Drayton. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Florida International — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Temple, 198 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20204 games
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Kingsway
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2021
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 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
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #295 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Durante Jones’s 2021 season.
Matches Durante on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Mc-Cantos's senior season at App State (2025).
Matches Elijah on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex Odom
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology