Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
AJ Odom
Senior linebacker for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Oakman, AL · Oakman HS
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2022.
- Transferred from Memphis to Bowling Green in 2025.
AJ Odom
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of Oakman
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Bowling Green
2025–2026era →
Eddie George
Bowling Green
Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Eddie George
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Memphis | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
Background
Bowling Green 2025 | Junior Appeared in all 12 games this season Started against Central Michigan Logged two tackles and a PBU at Louisville Made two tackles at Ohio Recorded four tackles, one being a TFL, against Central Michigan Memphis Memphis, Tenn. • Appeared in 13 career games during three...
The linebacker corps · Bowling Green
- #3Dorian Pringle27 tackles · 2025
- #10Andrew Hines III22 tackles · 2025
- #44AJ Odom8 tackles · 2025
- #6Sanders Ellis7 tackles · 2025
- #36Jabari Mitchell2 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology