Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 2/3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | — | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 2/3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | — |
#12
Amari Odom
Junior quarterback for Syracuse. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Inglewood, CA · Panther Creek (N.C.)
CFB Index 58 · #45 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Kennesaw State → Syracuse for 2026
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.
The numbers
12
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 4 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 387 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 12 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 rush yds, vs New Hampshire
The play that turned itSwung Kennesaw State from 28% to 78% to win.Kennesaw State at Liberty · 48-42
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Syracuse. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Wofford in 2023.
- Transferred from Kennesaw State to Syracuse in 2026.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Underrated
-54aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 17th percentile of QBs; the tape says
71st pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=13
— the tape outruns the hype.Aura — fan perception17th pctl
Production — on-field71st pctl
n=13 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 18th · Production percentile: 72nd
His production sits in the 72nd percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 18th-percentile attention — a gap of 54 points between tape and volume.
18thattention percentile · vs QBs
72ndproduction percentile · vs QBs
Amari Odom
Pushes it downfield on every look. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 12 pass yds, 2 rush yds against New Hampshire, Week 1, 2026.
12 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 2 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Woffordout of Panther Creek
202512 games
- All-Conference USAfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
2025Kennesaw State
2026Syracuse
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 12.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 4.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
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 | Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 210.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 189 | 291 | 64.9% | 2,594 | 8.9 | 19 | 8 | 155.9 | 66 | -- | -- |
| Career | 191 | 294 | 65.0% | 2,606 | 8.9 | 20 | 8 | 156.4 | 66 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 120 | 347 | 2.9 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 121 | 349 | 2.9 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
12 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Desmond Ridder’s 2021 season.
77%match
All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
Matches Desmond on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Rush usage
Weight
Differs from Desmond on
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Arch Manning’s path through Texas.
100%match
All-SEC
Matches Arch on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Desmond Ridder's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2021).
61%match
All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
Matches Desmond on
INT rate
Differs from Desmond on
Class year (lower)
Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Amari Odom
Background
Career Overview: Has appeared in 21 collegiate games with 19 starts at Wofford and Kennesaw State ... Transferred to Syracuse in January, 2026 after being a First Team All-CUSA selection at Kennesaw State in 2025 ... Has completed 315-of-520 passes in his career for 4,251 yards and 26 touchdowns...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology