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Defensive line, Vanderbilt, 2017–20
Dayo Odeyingbo
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 276 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Irving, TX
- Born
- Sep 24, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York
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Dayo Odeyingbo played defensive line at Vanderbilt (2017–20). The Indianapolis Colts took Odeyingbo in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highthree times; last at Missouri, 2020Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 21 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 28 | 17 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 20 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 126 | 63 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 10 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 10 | DL | So. | ||
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 10 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 10 | DL | Sr. | 6′6″ | 276 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Vanderbilt 8 games, 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Texas A&M | L 12–17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. LSU | L 7–41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. South Carolina | L 7–41 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Ole Miss | L 21–54 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Mississippi State | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | at Kentucky | L 35–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida | L 17–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Missouri | L 0–41 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Vanderbilt 12 games, 45 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia | L 6–30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Purdue | L 24–42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.LSU | L 38–66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atOle Miss | L 6–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. UNLV | L 10–34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Missouri | W 21–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atSouth Carolina | L 7–24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atFlorida | L 0–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Kentucky | L 14–38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 38–0 | 7 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Tennessee | L 10–28 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Vanderbilt 12 games, 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 35–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Notre Dame | L 17–22 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.South Carolina | L 14–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Tennessee State | W 31–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atGeorgia | L 13–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Florida | L 27–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atKentucky | L 7–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Arkansas | W 45–31 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atMissouri | L 28–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Ole Miss | W 36–29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Baylor | L 38–45 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Vanderbilt 9 games, 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 42–0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Kansas State | W 14–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Alabama | L 0–59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atFlorida | L 24–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Georgia | L 14–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atOle Miss | L 35–57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 31–17 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Kentucky | L 21–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atTennessee | W 42–24 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″W | |
| Weight | 285 lbW | |
| Arm length | 35¼″W | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″W | |
| Wingspan | 86⅜″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 36 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 67 | 126 | 20.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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