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Illinois State University Athletics

2026 Football Roster

6 Solomon Oduma

  • Position LB
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 225
  • High School Carroll HS
  • Class Junior

Biography

2025: Played in all 17 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams ... finished the season with 46 total tackles, including 21 solo stops ... also credited with 2.5 sacks and 3.5 TFLs on the year to go along with one forced fumble ... started the season with three tackles in the opener at Oklahoma ... recorded a sack, two tackles and a forced fumble in the home opener victory over Morehead State ... had five stops and a half TFL in the overtime win over North Alabama ... had six tackles against Youngstown State ... posted a sack and two tackles in a road win at South Dakota State ... amassed a career-high seven tackles in the FCS playoff quarterfinal victory at UC Davis ... followed that up with six stops and a half sack in the semifinal win at Villanova.

2024: Missed the season due to injury.

2023: Redshirted.

Carroll HS: Four-year starter for head coach Douglas Dinan … as a senior, helped lead the team to its first regional and semi-state wins in school history … team made the school’s first-ever trip to state at Lucas Oil Stadium … recorded 15 tackles-for-loss and tallies three pass breakups … part of back-to-back conference championship squads.

Personal: Born October 26, 2005 … son of Friday and Florence Oduma … has one sibling, Shadrach … member of the academic honor roll all four years.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2023Freshman

    LB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2024Sophomore

    LB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2025Sophomore

    LB
    6'3" 225 lbs
    39
  • 6

    2026Junior

    LB
    6'3" 225 lbs
    6