Player Dossier

2021-2025

New Mexico

AJ Odums

CB • 5'10" • 178 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

AJ Odums shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

12.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP

2122232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
New Mexico • UTEP • Nevada
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

AJ Odums, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP. AJ Odums shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

UTEP paired 7.5 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, UTEP, Nevada.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

2.8

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Sam Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 1. Unknown: 0. Liberty: 0. Colorado State: 4. Sam Houston: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 2 by 48.3. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses1.3 · n=4
First Half0.3 · n=3 · -1.7 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=2 · +1.7 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Colorado State

Result
Fri 10/4vs Sam HoustonL 21-4111000
Sat 9/21@ Colorado StateL 17-27200013
Sat 9/14@ LibertyL 10-2842000
Sun 9/8vs Unknown21000
Sat 8/31@ NebraskaL 7-4076001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Nevada

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico1133.4
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico623.64.55
2023 Regular SeasonUTEP7.52031.5
2024 Regular SeasonUTEP523.32.8-2.5
2025 Regular SeasonNevada825.84.13

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#2

Utah State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#5

Western Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · UTEP

7.5 primary output · 20 efficiency · 3 usage

22

#2

2025 Regular Season · Nevada

15.3

8 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 4.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UTEP

12.4

5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.77

Westfield · Houston, TX

Committed To
New Mexico
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

150

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 40 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

AJ Odums quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
150