Arkansas continues to add depth along line of scrimmage with Big Ten transfer
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas' coaching staff continues to build its roster through the portal, adding Ohio State transfer defensive lineman Trajen Odom out of the portal. Odom, 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, will begin his career at Arkansas as a redshirt freshman after playing in just two games for the Buckeyes during the 2025 season.
A former consensus 3-star recruit, he ranked just outside the top-500 recruits nationally at No. 524 recruit and No. 61 among defensive tackles in the 2025 recruiting cycle. He chose Ohio State over offers from schools such as Michigan, UCLA, Alabama, USC, Oregon, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Penn State, South Carolina, Washington and many others.Arkansas has signed a total of five defensive linemen out of the portal this cycle with Antonio Sandel-Bascomb , Hunter Osborne , Carlon Jones ,and Xadavien Sims . Out of the high school ranks, the Razorbacks signed a trio of 4-star linemen in defensive end Colton Yarbrough along with a pair of in-state defensive tackles in Danny Beale and Anthony Kennedy. The rebuild of Arkansas' defensive line is a welcome sight for fans since the group was woefully thin at each across the line of scrimmage in 2025. The Razorbacks struggled to muster much pressure against any team last season, recording just 22 sacks and 65 tackles for loss last season. Former Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Trajen Odom watches during spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus on March 19, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With a total of 37 total transfers committed or signed, the Razorbacks currently sit No. 13 in the SEC and No. 26 in the nation in• LB Jeremy Evans, 6-foot-1, 218 Arkansas fans can stay up to date with all of roster transactions, list of coaches and more by using theJacob Davis is a reporter for Arkansas Razorbacks on SI, with a decade of experience covering high school and transfer portal recruiting. He has previously worked at Rivals, Saturday Down South, SB Nation and hosted podcasts with Bleav Podcast Network where his show was a finalist for podcast of the year. Native of El Dorado, he currently resides in Central Arkansas with his wife and daughter.
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