Elite tight end Caleb Odom narrows list to five schools, sets commitment date

Carrollton (Ga.) four-star tight end Caleb Odom has taken his visits, and he is ready to announce his commitment date next month.

On Wednesday, Odom told On3 that he will announce his decision on July 15 with On3’s YouTube channel. He will choose between finalists Alabama, Ole Miss, Miami, Florida and Texas A&M.

“I feel like these five schools have definitely been recruiting me the longest and the hardest,” he said. “They’ve showed me the most love, and I’ve built the best relationships with their coaches. It was the best five schools for my interest.”

Odom says he has an idea of where each school stands, but will take the next few weeks to assess each program and then make a decision.

I’m going to still be deciding over these next couple of weeks, but I have somewhat of an idea of who it could be. I just want to go to a place where I feel the most at home, where coaches are working their butts off and where everyone is pouring into you and trying to get you better. I want to go the place with the best people and a place where I can get on the field early.”

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Odom previously broke down some of his top schools

Early last month, Caleb Odom named his top seven schools, which included four of his current finalists. Here’s what he had to say about each:

Alabama: “It’s Alabama. I’d get the chance to be coached by some of the greatest coaches in the world. The history that they have is big. They’ve put out players into the NFL. They send five at least every year. Right now, they have no 2024 tight end committed. That’s a big factor in my recruitment is an opportunity to play early. That’s why Alabama is in there still. Who wouldn’t want to be coached by one of the greatest coaching staffs in the world?”

Georgia: “They know how to utilize their tight ends, they’ve done it for the last two or three years and put up numbers. They have Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington who is headed to the league. They’re the new dynasty right now. Winning two national championships in a row is going to be very hard not to go to.”

Ole Miss: “They’re one of the few schools that see me as a wide receiver. Their history with wide receivers is very good. DK Metcalf, Elijah Moore, AJ Brown and guys like that have been successful. I see myself being a guy that can fit into that category. Oxford is one of the greatest college towns. That also stood out to me.”

Florida: “The re-emerged in my top seven. They were not in my top 12 and I got a chance to keep speaking with the new tight end coach Russ Callaway. He has pulled me back toward Florida. He came to a practice and he really didn’t know that I was playing wide receiver. Him and coach (Billy) Napier talked and now they want me as a wide receiver too. That really piqued my interest in them. It’s Gainesville and they have a 2024 quarterback committed. They have a great class going right now.”