George Odum
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George Odum

Safety, Houston Texans · #36.

Player facts

Team
Houston Texans
Position
Safety
Number
36
Born
Nov 3, 1993 (age 32)
Birthplace
Millington, TN, USA
Height
6' 1"
Weight
200 lbs
College
Central Arkansas
Experience
9 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season2020000000.0000000
Career20514857042036020.00149110

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
vs DALL 34-30000000000.00000
@ INDL 19-17101000000.00000
vs CINL 20-6000000000.00000
vs BUFL 36-31101000000.00000

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

George Odum (born November 3, 1993) is an American professional football safety and special teamer for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Arkansas Bears before signing with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Odum was named to the 2020 and 2022 All-Pro Team as a special teamer.

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Background

Early life

Odum was born and raised in Millington, Tennessee, and attended Millington Central High School, where he was a star athlete both in football and track. As a senior, he was an All-Region selection at defensive back and punt returner and participated in the 2012 Tennessee vs. Kentucky National Guard and AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Games.

College career

Odum played five seasons for the Central Arkansas Bears, redshirting his true freshman season. He played both linebacker and safety and finished fourth in school history with 350 career tackles. He was named first-team All-Southland Conference after making 86 tackles (58 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes defensed, one interception (returned for a touchdown), four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kick. As a senior, Odum led the Bears in tackles and was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-America selection after recording 120 tackles (78 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.

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Recent results

Sources

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