Amari Odom

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Amari Odom
Syracuse Orange
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Panther Creek (Cary, North Carolina)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Amari Odom is an American college football quarterback for the Syracuse Orange. He previously played for the Wofford Terriers and Kennesaw State Owls.

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Early life

Odom attended Panther Creek High School in Cary, North Carolina. As a sophomore, he threw for 2,087 yards and 24 touchdowns. [1] As a junior, Odom recorded 3,729 passing yards with 40 touchdowns, before missing his senior season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. [2] Following his high school career, he committed to play college football at Wofford College. [3]

College career

After playing sparingly and redshirting in 2023, Odom threw for 1,565 yards, seven touchdowns, and six interceptions in 2024 before transferring to Kennesaw State University to play for the Kennesaw State Owls. [4] He made his debut for the Owls against Indiana, completing ten passes for 176 yards and an interception. [5] Throughout the 2025 season, Odom competed with Dexter Williams II for the team's starting quarterback position with Odom eventually winning the job. [6] Against Missouri State, he threw for 387 yards and accounted for six total touchdowns, leading the team to a 41–34 victory and being named the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week. [7] In the 2025 Conference USA Championship Game against Jacksonville State, Odom completed 26 passes for 246 yards and the game-winning touchdown in a 19–14 win, being named the game's MVP. [8] He finished the season throwing for 2,594 yards and 19 touchdowns, while also rushing for 347 yards and seven touchdowns, before entering the transfer portal for the second time. [9]

On January 10, 2026, Odom announced his decision to transfer to Syracuse University to play for the Syracuse Orange. [10]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2023 Wofford 111–091850.0925.10181.87-21-3.00
2024 Wofford 884–411721155.51,5657.476123.044-41-0.90
2025 Kennesaw State 1297–218929164.92,5948.9198155.91203472.97
Career 211812−631552060.64,2518.22615140.01712851.77

Personal life

Odom is the son of DeWayne Odom and Trisha Stafford-Odom.

References

  1. ↑ Bass, Alex. "Remote learning suits Panther Creek's Amari Odom just fine, like Friday's playoff win over Olympic". Charlotte Observer.
  2. ↑ WRAL (February 23, 2023). "Back from torn ACL, football recruit Amari Odom savors last basketball season". WRAL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ WRAL (January 31, 2023). "Panther Creek dual-sport star Amari Odom commits to Wofford for football". WRAL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "A quarterback conundrum: Who will get the start for Kennesaw State?". ajc. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ Millette, Kai (September 6, 2025). "Odom shows promise, but football overwhelmed by Indiana". The Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kennesaw State quarterback has team on verge of trip to conference final". ajc. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "KSU's Odom earns Davey O'Brien national honor". Marietta Daily Journal. November 27, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Odom-led comeback nets Conference USA championship for Kennesaw State". ajc. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ Carlson, Chris (January 2, 2026). "Syracuse football to host transfer quarterback who was one of best in CUSA last year (report)". syracuse. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ Edmonds, Javon (January 10, 2026). "Syracuse football lands all-conference quarterback in transfer portal (report)". syracuse. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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