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Kenny Odom

WR · UTEP · Jr · #6

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

582 REC YDS · 62 REC · 6 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred UTEP → South Florida for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to South Florida

2025UTEP
2026South Florida

WR · UTEP · CONFERENCE USA

Kenny Odom

  • 3
  • #6
  • 5-10 | 170 lb
  • Savannah, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

69

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#713

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

2 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2024

2024

UTEP · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

UTEP · WR

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
7612024
5822025

-24%

Sharp dropoff (-24%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UTEP
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey6
Measurements5-10 | 170 lb
HometownSavannah, GA
Primary teamUTEP

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination South Florida 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 9, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 UTEP -> South Florida 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate
2024 Austin Peay -> UTEP 3-star | 0.8100 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#713Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1282Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Kenny Odom

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmNational: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • National · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Kenny Odom

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving TDs

6

count

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #55 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 90th

Why it matters

#55 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 6 TDs on 62 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 6 (90th)

HIGH · n=62 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#157 / 531
  • Yards per reception#449 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 at Utah State — 1 receiving_tds

Result L 16-28

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Utah State.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 11g
582Rec yards
62Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
52.9Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
687.8Rec yards
73Receptions
7Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 582): needs 59/game over remaining 2.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 582): needs 209/game over remaining 2.

✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 62.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 62): needs 9/game over remaining 2.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 2.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.

Why the honors trail matters

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Kenny Odom already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #713 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 14.9% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 1 honors loaded

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 62 6 rec TD | #50/1110 (96th pct)
Receiving yards 582 9.4 per catch | #163/1107 (85th pct)
Scrimmage yards 639 Total offensive yardage | #163/1107 (85th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
62 96th
YDS
582 85th
YPR
9.4 28th
TD
6 95th

Rushing

CAR
13 93rd
YDS
57 88th
YPC
4.4 49th
TD
0 81st

Returns

KR YDS
16 20th
KR AVG
16.0 31st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 16-28@ Utah State99710.8134
Wk 2W 42-17vs UT Martin512424.8174Season-high 124 yds
Wk 3L 10-27@ Texas5153.005
Wk 5L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech4112.806
Wk 7L 8-19vs Liberty35317.7044
Wk 8W 35-17@ Sam Houston10676.7126
Wk 10L 20-33@ Kennesaw State6518.5127
Wk 11L 27-30vs Jacksonville State4246.0011
Wk 12L 24-38@ Missouri State1-2-2.000
Wk 13L 31-34vs New Mexico State8486.0128
Wk 14L 31-61@ Delaware79413.4149
Total625828.9674
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025UTEP625829.46--
2024UTEP4776116.28--
Career2 loaded seasons1091,34312.314--
SeasonTeam
2025UTEP135716----
2024UTEP4-10123----
Career2 loaded seasons1747139----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 14.9% 24.9% pass-game share | #26/1137 (98th pct)
Return yards 16 0 return TD | #192/238 (20th pct)
Touchdowns 6 Across offense and returns | #56/1111 (95th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 62 #50/1110 96th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 582 #163/1107 85th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 6 #56/1111 95th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 9.4 #799/1106 28th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 16 #192/238 20th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 24.9% #26/1137 98th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 57 #50/397 88th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 13 #30/407 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 13 #134/346 62nd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 4.4 #201/393 49th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 74 #69/1105 94th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 16.0 #164/236 31st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 1 #169/243 31st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 19.3% #11/1137 99th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 17.1% #25/1137 98th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 15.0% #15/1137 99th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 14.9% #14/1137 99th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 13.9% #11/1137 99th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 13.2% #28/1137 98th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 3.5% #41/1137 96th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/302 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g4.852.011.50.4
Road6g6.353.76.70.7

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins2g7.595.515.81.0
Losses9g5.243.47.40.4

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-75g5.260.011.80.4
Weeks 8+6g6.047.06.40.7

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

69Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (90th). Strength: long catch (88th). Concern: yards / catch (12th).

Receptions#50 / 558 · 91st pct
62rece
Long catch#63 / 558 · 88th pct
74rece
Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct
6rece
Rush yards#45 / 287 · 84th pct
57rush
Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Rec yards#163 / 558 · 71st pct
582rece
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Yards / catch#488 / 558 · 12th pct
9.4rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Kenny OdomUTEPDonovan FaupelNew Mexico State· 89% simDemarcus LaceyMarshall· 88% simDevin VoisinSouth Alabama· 86% sim
Receptions
91
Odom
90
Faupel
93
Lacey
95
Voisin
Long catch
88
Odom
65
Faupel
81
Lacey
78
Voisin
Rec TDs
87
Odom
92
Faupel
78
Lacey
68
Voisin
Rush yards
84
Odom
97
Lacey
Fumbles lost
81
Odom
81
Faupel
81
Lacey
81
Voisin
Rec yards
71
Odom
79
Faupel
87
Lacey
87
Voisin
Rush TDs
39
Odom
39
Lacey
Yards / catch
12
Odom
24
Faupel
37
Lacey
35
Voisin

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javin Whatley’s 2025 season.

Javin Whatley

70%match

Arizona · 2025

#2

Tyler Walton

Ohio · 2021

69%
#3

Zion Booker

Tulsa · 2025

69%
#4

Drayden Dickmann

Rice · 2025

69%
#5

Travell Harris

Washington State · 2021

68%

Matches Javin on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Javin on

Reception volume (higher)
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Pederson’s path through UL Monroe.

Josh Pederson

98%match

UL Monroe · 2020

All-Sun Belt
#2

Osirus Mitchell

Mississippi State · 2020

97%
#3

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

97%
#4

Squirrel White

Tennessee · 2024

All-SEC
96%
#5

Antwan Davis

Ball State · 2020

96%

Matches Josh on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drayden Dickmann's junior season at Rice (2025).

Drayden Dickmann

69%match

Rice · 2025

#2

Eric Singleton Jr.

Auburn · 2025

All-SEC
68%
#3

Jaylen Bonelli

Arkansas State · 2025

64%
#4

Anthony Woods

UCLA · 2025

64%
#5

Donny Navarro

Northwestern · 2022

62%

Matches Drayden on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight

Differs from Drayden on

Class year (higher)
Reception volume (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

Pass share

52.4%

410 pass / 372 run

Plays / game

65.2

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.2%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Scotty Walden
UTEP
2025
Scotty Walden
UTEP

Played his entire career under Scotty Walden.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownSavannah, GA
Height5'10"
Weight170 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey6

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-Conference USA

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2024 All-Conference USA all_conference UTEP | Conference USA WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 UTEP WR3 #713 #1282 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 UTEP Conference USA WR 3 No. 6 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Savannah, GA
2024 UTEP Conference USA WR 3 No. 6 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Savannah, GA