A.J. Odums
A.J. Odums
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. A.J. Odums has played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 9 tackles against Utah State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Vai Taua, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| 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 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–17
vs Sacramento State
5 SOLO · 6 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Nevada
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #98
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chandler Rivers’s 2024 season.
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Differs from Chandler on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tyson Durant's graduate season at Washington State (2024).
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