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Name: Amari Odom (Transfer from Wofford)
College: Kennesaw State
Number: 2
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 205
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Class/Draft Year: rSo/2028
40 Low: 4.65 40 Time: 4.74 40 High: 4.80
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Data Scout Notes: X-Tryout Tier/Transfer Up QB1 on Team in 25/65%-16-6/84-307-3.7-6TD Rush 2025: 1stC...Transfer from Wofford
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Amari Odom, Kennesaw State, Player News
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Amari Odom threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Navelle Dean in the final minute after Kennesaw State let a 12-point fourth-quarter lead slip away, and the Owls rallied to beat regular-season champion Jacksonville State 19-15 in the Conference USA champion ship game Friday night. Kennesaw State first-year coach Jerry Mack led his team to the title after the Owls finished 2-10 last season. Odom and the Owls (10-3) took over at their own 25-yard line after fourth-quarter touchdown runs by Caden Creel and Cam Cook had given the Gamecocks a 15-12 lead with 4:04 left to play. Odom hit Christian Moss for a 26-yard gain on third-and-27 before Coleman Bennett picked up the first down with a 3-yard run with two minutes left. Odom ran 14 yards on a fourth-and-14 ke eper, and a late-hit penalty gave Kennesaw State the ball at the Gamecocks' 11 with 63 seconds left. Dean, a sophomore, caught the go-ahead pass from Odom on the next play for his first collegiate touchdown. Dean finished with two catches for 19 yards af ter entering with two receptions on the season.Kennesaw State used Bennett's 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and Britton Williams' 38-yard field goal in the third to take a 10-0 lead. Momentum swung Jacksonville State's way after Davis Bryson fumbled on a free kick following a safety with 12:39 remaining. Cook, the leading rusher in the FBS with 1,581 yards entering play, turned the turnover into a 1-yard scoring run to cut it to 12-7. Creel's 19-yard touchdown run and his conversion p ass to Deondre Johnson gave the Gamecocks a brief lead. Odum completed 26 of 32 passes for 246 yards. Bennett carried 17 times for 82 yards. Creel totaled 96 yards on 12-for-21 passing with an interception. He rushed for 112 yards on 18 carries. Cook tot aled 78 yards on 19 rushes. The Owls avenged a 35-26 road loss to the Gamecocks on Nov. 15. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028  QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Christian Moss on the first play of a second overtime and Kennesaw State's defense did the rest in a 48-42 victory over Liberty on Saturday in a regular-season finale. Odom misfired on the mandatory two-point conversion for the Owls (9-3, 7-1), who found out at halftime they'd be playing in the Conference USA title game after Western Kentucky lost 37-34 to regular-season champion Jacksonville State. But it didn't matter. Baron Hopson tackled Evan Dickens for a 1-yard loss on first down. Tywon Christopher held Dickens to a yard on his second carry and then teamed up with Elijah Hill for a sack. Michael Merdinger threw incomplete to end it.Odom completed 14 of 23 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns . He had a 12-yard touchdown pass to Gabriel Benyard in the first quarter and a 25-yarder on first down in the first OT. It was Benyard's school-record ninth touchdown catch this season. Odom added a 9-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter and finished with 72 yards on 13 carries. Coleman Bennett rushed 14 times for 92 yards and a score. Bennett also had a touchdown catch. Dickens, a sophomore, carried 43 times for 267 yards and four touchdowns for Liberty (4-8, 3-5). It was the third most yards gained in school history. Dickens raced 95 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to put the Flames up 28-21. Liberty got the ball back at its own 29 with 2:20 to go, but Jay Billingsley missed a 32-yard field goal with 5 seconds left to force OT. Merdinger finished with 212 yards and a touchdown on 12-for-21 passing. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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WEEK 13 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Amari Odom, Kennesaw State - R-So. - QB - Inglewood, Calif.,...Odom rewrote the Kennesaw State (8-3, 6-1 CUSA) record book en route to winning a shootout, 41-34, over Missouri State to finish a perfect 6-0 at home. He set program records for passing yards (387), total offense (419), passing touchdowns (5) and touchdowns responsible for (6), including the 14-yard game-winner with 27 seconds left to Chase Belcher. Odom helped lead KSU to back-to-back ga mes with 500 yards of offense for the first time since 2019. He is one of only three FBS quarterbacks this season to record 350 passing yards, five passing TD's, one rushing TD and amass more than 400 yards of offense overall in a single game, joining Va nderbilt's Diego Pavia and Syracuse's Steve Angeli. - Conference USA Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Kennesaw State held on for a 24-21 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. Odom connected with Gabriel Benyard for a 34-yard touchdown, then hit him again for a 23-yard score. Britton Willi ams added a 35-yard field goal and Kennesaw State (7-2, 5-0 Conference USA) took a 17-0 lead in the first eight minutes of the game. Odom fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Clayton Coppock midway through the second quarter for a 24-0 advantage. Dijon Stan ley broke free for a 28-yard touchdown run for New Mexico State (3-6, 1-5) to cut it to 24-7 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Logan Fife threw a pair of 2-yard touchdown passes to Donovan Faupel. The second one came with 5:28 remaining to ma ke it a one-score game.After both quarterbacks threw interceptions, the Aggies forced a three-and-out with 1:51 left to play. Fife drove them 51 yards in 10 plays, but Ryann Hawk missed a 50-yard field goal with 32 seconds left to seal the Owls' v ictory. Odom finished with 219 yards on 14-for-30 passes with two interceptions. Coleman Bennett and Chase Belcher both topped 80 yards rush as the Owls outgained the Aggies 208-75 on the ground. Fife completed 28 of 46 passes for 241 yards with two pick s. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom threw for 205 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for another score in Kennesaw State's 45-26 victory over Florida International on Tuesday night to end a 13-game road losing streak. It was the first win away from home for Kennesaw State (5-2, 3 -0 Conference USA) since beating UT Martin on Nov. 5, 2022. Kennesaw State scored on four straight possessions in the first half to build a 24-7 lead. Alexander Diggs and Odom each had a 2-yard touchdown run and Coleman Bennett scored a 76-yard TD when h e caught a short pass and raced down the right sideline.Odom left the game in the third quarter. Dexter Williams II, who got the start last game against Louisiana Tech, connected with Christian Moss for a 70-yard touchdown on his first throw of th e game to give the Owls a 31-17 lead. Diggs finished with 69 yards rushing for Kennesaw State. Gabriel Benyard caught five passes for 97 yards. Keyone Jenkins went 22 of 37 for 296 yards and a late touchdown for Florida International (3-4, 1-2). Kejon Ow ens carried it 20 times for 151 yards with a touchdown. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom threw two touchdowns, and Chase Belcher, Gerard Bullock Jr., and Gabriel Benyard each recorded receiving touchdowns in the first quarter in Kennesaw State's 24-16 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Bullock Jr. caught a 13-yard pass t o open the scoring, and Belcher followed it up with a 53-yard touchdown. Benyard caught a 29-yard pass to go up 21-3. Kennesaw State didn't score again until the fourth quarter, off a 39-yard field goal from Daniel Kinney. Odom was 11 for 17 with 162 yards. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury to his throwing shoulder. Jekail Middlebrook had two rushing touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (1-4, 0-1 Conference USA). He ran for a 109 yards on 20 attempts. Nicholas Vattiano went 28 for 42 with 285 yards and one interception. Kennesaw State (3-2, 1-0 C-USA) has won three straight games, and its first Conference USA opening win since 2022. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom threw two touchdowns, and Chase Belcher, Gerard Bullock Jr., and Gabriel Benyard each recorded receiving touchdowns in the first quarter in Kennesaw State's 24-16 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Bullock Jr. caught a 13-yard pass t o open the scoring, and Belcher followed it up with a 53-yard touchdown. Benyard caught a 29-yard pass to go up 21-3. Kennesaw State didn't score again until the fourth quarter, off a 39-yard field goal from Daniel Kinney. Odom was 11 for 17 with 162 yards. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury to his throwing shoulder. Jekail Middlebrook had two rushing touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (1-4, 0-1 Conference USA). He ran for a 109 yards on 20 attempts. Nicholas Vattiano went 28 for 42 with 285 yards and one interception. Kennesaw State (3-2, 1-0 C-USA) has won three straight games, and its first Conference USA opening win since 2022. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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WEEK 4 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Amari Odom, Kennesaw State - R-So. - QB - Inglewood, Calif.,...Odom amassed a school-record 409 yards of offense (308 yards passing, 101 yards rushing) with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown i n the Owls' (2-2) 28-21 triumph over Arkansas State. His 308 yards passing tied the program record and marked the most since 2023. Odom is the second FBS quarterback this season and the second CUSA quarterback since 2019 to pass for 300, rush for 100 and have touchdowns passing and rushing. - Conference USA Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom ran for one touchdown and threw for another, both in the first quarter, and Kennesaw State went on to defeat Arkansas State 28-21 on Saturday night. Odom rolled up 409 total yards, passing for 308 yards and adding 101 on the ground. In the fir st quarter, Odom connected with Garland Benyard on a 54-yard touchdown pass and later in the quarter added a 14-yard scoring run as the Owls scored on their first three possessions.The Red Wolves rallied with a touchdown pass by Jaylen Raynor in t he second quarter and a TD run by Raynor early in the third to get within 21-14, but the Owls answered with a 56-yard drive that ended with Coleman Bennett's 10-yard touchdown run. Again, Arkansas State drew within seven points at 28-21 when Raynor hit K enyon Clay for a 6-yard touchdown pass with 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Red Wolves gained a total of 18 yards on their three remaining possessions. Raynor threw for 226 yards, but the Red Wolves (1-3) were held to 92 yards rushing . Benyard had six catches for 114 yards for the Owls (2-2), who had 497 yards of total offense. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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Amari Odom accounted for two touchdowns and Kennesaw State beat FCS-member Merrimack 27-13 on Saturday night to get its first win with first-year coach Jerry Mack. Kennesaw State (1-2), which lost 10-9 to Wake Forest to start its season, rebounded from a 56-9 rout to then-No. 23 Indiana to win its home opener. Odom completed 12 of 14 passes for 108 yards and added 22 yards rushing on six carries.In the third quarter, Odom threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Gabriel Benyard and then broke loose with a 12-yard touchdown run to stretch the Owls' lead to 21-0. Dexter Williams II had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Owls and finished 9-of-17 passing for 88 yards. Ayden Pereira threw for 148 yards and ran for 59 yards on 22 carries wit h a short-yardage touchdown to lead Merrimack (1-2). RJ Chapman returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for the Warriors. Jalen McDonald had five catches for 116 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#28 QB) rSo/2028 QB Amari Odom, Kennesaw State
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