2018 Football Roster
Roster
Odom, Aaron

Jersey Number 17
Aaron Odom
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Callaway HS
Bio
2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020.
at LSU (9/26): Recorded one tackle. Arkansas (10/3): Posted two tackles, including one for a loss. at Kentucky (10/10): Logged two stops ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards). Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded two tackles. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled two tackles ... Made a solo stop behind the line in the second quarter. Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with one tackle and one pass breakup. at Ole Miss (11/28): Had one stop. Auburn (12/12): Posted two tackles. Missouri (12/19): Made his first career start ... Had one tackle. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Turned in three tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Both tackles for loss were sacks ... Recorded his first quarterback sack on fourth-and-7 in the first quarter to force a turnover on downs ... Also logged a third-quarter sack.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in three games.
Abilene Christian (11/23): Logged one tackle, his first career sack … Combined with Kobe Jones on a third-quarter sack.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in two games.
Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Made first career tackle.
2017 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
High School
Prepped at Callaway High School under head coach Darius Brown … Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247sports … Consensus top-30 player in Mississippi … Among the top 22 defensive ends per Scout.com … Member of the Scout 300 … Tabbed Parade first-team All-American as a senior – the lone player in the state of Mississippi to earn first-team honors from the publication … Named to the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior .. Selected all-state as a junior … As a senior, posted 166 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 25.0 sacks … Returned one fumble for a touchdown … Shifted from linebacker to defensive end prior to his junior season … As a junior, piled up 124 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks … Tallied 32 quarterback hurries and forced two fumbles … As a sophomore, made 133 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks … Invited to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Committed to MSU on April 16, 2016.
Personal
Born Aaron Lamont Odom on January 3, 1999 … Son of Francine Odom-Gladney and Derrick Odom … Has five siblings – Derrick, Niyah, Jhasmine, Chelsea and Monique … Brother, Derrick, lettered in football at Memphis (2009) … Major is human development and family science … Twitter handle is @MoneybaggO.
2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020.
at LSU (9/26): Recorded one tackle. Arkansas (10/3): Posted two tackles, including one for a loss. at Kentucky (10/10): Logged two stops ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards). Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded two tackles. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled two tackles ... Made a solo stop behind the line in the second quarter. Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with one tackle and one pass breakup. at Ole Miss (11/28): Had one stop. Auburn (12/12): Posted two tackles. Missouri (12/19): Made his first career start ... Had one tackle. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Turned in three tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss ... Both tackles for loss were sacks ... Recorded his first quarterback sack on fourth-and-7 in the first quarter to force a turnover on downs ... Also logged a third-quarter sack.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in three games.
Abilene Christian (11/23): Logged one tackle, his first career sack … Combined with Kobe Jones on a third-quarter sack.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in two games.
Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Made first career tackle.
2017 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
High School
Prepped at Callaway High School under head coach Darius Brown … Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247sports … Consensus top-30 player in Mississippi … Among the top 22 defensive ends per Scout.com … Member of the Scout 300 … Tabbed Parade first-team All-American as a senior – the lone player in the state of Mississippi to earn first-team honors from the publication … Named to the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior .. Selected all-state as a junior … As a senior, posted 166 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 25.0 sacks … Returned one fumble for a touchdown … Shifted from linebacker to defensive end prior to his junior season … As a junior, piled up 124 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks … Tallied 32 quarterback hurries and forced two fumbles … As a sophomore, made 133 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks … Invited to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Committed to MSU on April 16, 2016.
Personal
Born Aaron Lamont Odom on January 3, 1999 … Son of Francine Odom-Gladney and Derrick Odom … Has five siblings – Derrick, Niyah, Jhasmine, Chelsea and Monique … Brother, Derrick, lettered in football at Memphis (2009) … Major is human development and family science … Twitter handle is @MoneybaggO.
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