HighlightsListed at No. 1 at wide receiver in preseason depth chart... Has a chance to break every UT career receiving record... Among UT career leaders he ranks fifth in receptions (170), tied for fourth in TD receptions (17) and second in receiving yards (2,203)... Has started every game in his college career and caught at least one pass in every contest, a streak of 37 games, the longest current streak in the nation.
2005
Led team with 55 receptions... Five receptions for 97 yards in UT's 45-13 win over UTEP in the GMAC bowl, inluding a 31-yard TD catch... Season-high 10 receptions and career-high 146 yards receiving in 44-41 (2OT) win over Bowling Green in season finale... Nine receptions for 107 yards vs. Ohio... Seven catches vs. CMU... Had 35 of his 55 catches in the last five games of the season.
2004
Team's second-leading receiver as a sophomore with 53 catches, 675 receiving yards and five TD receptions...Caught at least two passes in every game...Led team with six catches vs. Miami in MAC Championship Game...Scored game's first TD in MAC title game on a leaping 33-yard grab in the back of the end zone...Most productive game was seven receptions for 96 yards and one TD vs. EMU.
2003
Missed MAC Freshman of the Year honors by a single vote...Named to Sporting News and Rivals.com Freshman All-America teams...Team's second-leading receiver with 62 catches and six TDs...Ranked 11th in MAC in receptions per game...Most receptions ever by a UT freshman and eighth most overall in school history...838 yards receiving ranks sixth in UT history...Caught season-high 11 passes vs. Pittsburgh...Caught nine passes for career-high 143 yards vs. Buffalo...Caught two TD passes vs. Liberty... Returned a punt for an 80-yard TD vs. EMU.
2002
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School
Earned second-team all-district and first-team all-conference honors...Had 25 receptions and six touchdowns as a senior and 49 receptions as a junior...Also played defensive back...Played for coach Rocky Pentello...Along with three letters in football, also lettered in basketball (3) and track (2).
Personal
Full name is Steven Michael Odom...Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1984...Son of Robert and Debra Odom...Father is in merchandising and mother is a school principal...Finance major.
Career Receiving Statistics
| Year | G/S | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LP |
| 2002 | DNP-Redshirt |
| 2003 | 12/12 | 62 | 838 | 13.5 | 6 | 66-Buffalo |
| 2004 | 13/13 | 53 | 675 | 12.7 | 5 | 51-Kansas |
| 2005 | 12/12 | 55 | 690 | 12.5 | 6 | 46-Bowling Green |
| Totals | 37/37 | 170 | 2203 | 13.0 | 17 | 66-Buffalo |
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Career Highs
Receptions: 11 (Pittsburgh, 9-20-03)
Reveiving Yards: 146 (Bowling Green, 11-22-05)
Toledo Career Receiving Leaders
Receptions
1. Lance Moore (2001-2004)........222
2. Donta Greene (1999-2002)......188
3. Mel Long (1997-2000).............175
4. Don Fair (1969-1971)..............171
5 Steve Odom (2003-present)......170
TD Receptions
1. Lance Moore (2001-2004).........25
2. Mel Long Jr. (1997-2000)..........21
3. Andrew Clarke (2001-2005).......18
4. Don Seymour (1972-1974)........17
_ _Carl Ford (1999-2002)..............17
_ _Steve Odom (2003-Present)......17
Reception Yardage
1. Lance Moore (2001-2004)..........2,776
2. Steve Odom (2003-present).......2,203
3. Don Fair (1969-1971)................2,191
4. Mel Long (1997-2000)...............2,188
5. Donta Greene (1999-2002)........1,979
