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2024 Football Roster

Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki

2 Amari Odom

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Inglewood, Calif.
  • High School Panther Creek (N.C.)

Biography

2024:  Started eight games at quarterback ... Was 117-of-211 passing for 1,565 yards and seven touchdowns ... Rushed 44 times and was intercepted six times ... Among Wofford single-season leaders, ranked second in completions, second in attempts, third in passing yards, and ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... In the season opener at Gardner-Webb (8/29) was 22-of-35 passing for 260 yards ... Had a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Watkins in the first quarter ... At Richmond (9/7) was 16-of-28 passing for 219 yards, with a 10-yard touchdown pass to J.T. Smith and a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Davis ... Against William & Mary (9/14) was 15-of-32 passing for 230 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jack Purdy ... Injured in the fourth quarter against Mercer (9/28) and missed the next four games ... Returned at Samford (11/2) and was 12-of-20 passing for 203 yards in the win ... At Furman (11/9) was 14-of-25 passing for 212 yards, with a four-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Djete in the first quarter ... Against The Citadel (11/16) was 14-of-21 passing for 159 yards with a 25-yard touchdown to J.T. Smith in the first quarter ... At South Carolina (11/23) completed 15-of-28 passes for 215 yards, highlight by a six-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Djete in the second quarter ... 2023:  Started the final game of the season against Furman (9/18) ... Was 9-of-18 passing for 92 yards and ran seven times in the win.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered twice in football at Panther Creek High School in Cary, North Carolina and earned All-Conference honors both seasons ... As a junior threw for 3,729 yards with 40 passing touchdowns, along with 335 rushing yards and five touchdowns as he earned All-Conference honors ... Team was 10-4 overall and reached the Elite Eight of the state playoffs ... Missed his senior season due to injury ... During his sophomore season he had 2,087 passing yards and 24 touchdowns as the team was 8-1 in the spring season and advanced to the Elite Eight of the state playoffs ... Also lettered twice in basketball with a pair of All-Conference honors as the team was the state runner-up in 2022 ... Earned football and basketball Academic All-Conference recognition ...

PERSONAL: Son of DeWayne Odom and Trisha Stafford-Odom ... Undecided on major ... His father signed with the San Diego Chargers as a rookie free agent and his mother played professionally in the WNBA and overseas... Both parents were student-athletes at the University of California Berkley, with his mother inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2023Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'5" 195 lbs
    14
  • 2

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'5" 205 lbs
    2