High School: Graduated from Greeneville (Tenn.) HS... Coached by Caine Ballard and former TU football standout Eddie Spradlin... All-State... All-Conference... All-County... Most valuable lineman in 2021... Two-time State Champion... Three-time District Champion... Two-time Region Champion... Teams combined for a 51-6 record including back-to-back undefeated seasons (17-0; 15-0).
Personal: Full name is Clayton Odom... Born June 18, 2002 in Gainesville, Fla... Son of Jerry and Donna Odom... Brother: Reid Odom (24)... Father, Jerry Odom, is the head football coach at Tusculum (2016-present) who also played collegiately at Florida (1987-1990)... Majoring in environmental science... Future plans: Study abroad for graduate school and become a field engineer for a major construction company focusing on environmental site analysis and historical and archaeological site issues... Hobbies: Being outdoors and being able to hike and fish but also program and build components for technology and also softward mostly focusing on overseeing the building, running and intergration of large-scale computer projects... Favorite class at Tusculum: Environmental Science... Favorite midnight snack: Pretzels... Favorite movie: "Billy Madison"... Favorite musical artist: Junior H... Favorite song: Los Bontones Azules... Favorite sports teams: Florida Gators, Jacksonville Jaguars... Favorite athlete: Larry Allen... Advice to kids: "Enjoy being carefree while it lasts"... Favorite food: Tuscan Spicy Sausage Pasta... Most famous person Clay has ever met: Tyler the Creator.
