Caleb Odom has transitioned into a full-time wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Odom, who is a former five-star tight end recruit, is listed at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds on the Tide’s roster. He is the biggest wide receiver on Alabama’s current roster, and it is easy to see when watching the Tide practice, especially with Jalen Hale out indefinitely with an injury.
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The best wide receivers are known for their ability to be effective at creating separation while running the entire route tree. This is something Odom will have to be able to while lining up in different spots within Alabama’s offense, per Alabama’s wide receiver coach JaMarcus Shephard.
“We expect them to do all things,” Shephard said. “So, there ain’t no specialty in this offense. You better learn it all. You better know it all. You better be able to execute it all. So, if we need you to run a whip route Odom, you 6 foot 10, you better be able to get in and out of your breaks and run that whip route efficiently. So, that’s where I think we get ahead. We’re able to really teach all of them how to do it all at a high level. When you can do that, now these guys are interchangeable in different locations, and it’s hard to really get a beat on hey, ‘What are they doing with this particular guy? What are they doing with that particular guy?’ We try to make it so they can do that.”
Alabama’s wide receiver room is filled with talent, but a good portion of it is unproven. The door remains open for Odom to possibly push for early playing time.
Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
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