George Odum


George Odum is an American football Safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at Central Arkansas.

Early life and high school

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 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, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes defensed, one interception, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kick. As a senior, Odum led the Bears in tackles and was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-America selection after recording 120 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.

Professional career

Odum was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018 and made the team out of training camp. Odum made his NFL debut on September 9, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams. Odum made his first career start on November 18, 2018 after an injury to safety Malik Hooker in a 38-10 win against the Tennessee Titans and made 6 tackles, including one for a loss. Odum recorded his first career interception by picking off a pass from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in a 23-0 win on December 16, 2018. In his rookie season, Odum played in all 16 games for the Colts with 36 total tackles, including one for loss, an interception and two passes defended.