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#3 Odell Beckham Jr.
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 187 lbs.
Class: Junior
Experience: 2 Letters
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
High School: Isidore Newman HS
Major: Kinesiology - Human Movement
Born: 11/05/1992
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Beckham Jr. Videos
Odell Beckham Jr. Bio
Courtesy: LSUsports.net (@LSUsports)
Release: 01/17/2013

2012 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Ole Miss)
2011 SEC Coaches' All-Freshman Team
2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

Will team with Jarvis Landry to give LSU one of the top receiving combinations in the SEC in 2013 ... In two years with the Tigers, has caught 84 passes for 1,188 yards and four TDs ... Has caught at least one pass in 25 of 27 games, including all 13 in 2012 ... Played in 26 games with 21 starts, including nine as a true freshman in 2011 ... Averages 12.9 yards every time he touches the football as he's accounted for 1,784 all-purpose yards on 138 attempts ... Precise route-runner with tremendous hands ... Appears to glide across the field ... Not afraid to take a hit ... Good with the ball after a catch as well ... Doubles as a punt returner and kickoff returner for the Tigers ... Comes from a family of athletes as his mom was an All-American and National Champion sprinter for LSU, while his dad was a starting running back for the Tigers ... Wore No. 33 as a freshman before switching to No. 3 in 2012.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
Played in 13 games with 12 starts ... Team leader in receiving yards with 713 and second with 43 catches ... Ranked No. 13 in SEC in receiving yards per game (54.8) ... Returned 35 punts for 320 yards and a pair of TDs ... Led SEC in punt returns (35), ranked fourth in punt return yards (320) and seventh in yards per return (9.1) ... Had two 100-yard games (5 rec., 128 yards 2 TDs vs. Towson; 4 rec., 112 yards vs. Arkansas) ... Five receptions vs. Towson marked season-high  ... Caught four passes in six games ... . Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after he returned a punt 89 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, his second punt return for a TD this season, that helped propel LSU to a win against Ole Miss ... Finished with three punt returns for 109 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 13 yards against Ole Miss ... Led the team with four grabs for 78 yards at Florida, including a career-long 56-yard reception ... Set career highs with 128 receiving yards and two TD catches against Towson, becoming the first LSU receiver to catch multiple TDs since Rueben Randle vs. Auburn last year ... Displayed his tremendous athleticism with a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown against North Texas ... Also had a 76-yard return for a TD versus North Texas negated by a block in the back penalty.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after catching 41 passes for 475 yards and two touchdowns as a true freshman in 2011 ... 20 of his 41 catches resulted in a first down ... Ranked second on team in both receptions and receiving yards ... Played in all 14 games, starting nine times ... Caught at least two passes in all but two games(Florida, Georgia) ... Wasted little time to make his impact felt as he led the Tigers with eight catches for 61 yards against Mississippi State in what was his first SEC game ... Became the first Tiger since Bennie Brazell in 2005 to have back-to-back games with 50-plus yard receiving TDs (52-yarder at West Virginia, 51-yarder vs. Kentucky) ... Turned in one of the most electrifying plays of the season with a 51-yard TD reception that saw him break tackles and weave his way across the field to the endzone against Kentucky ... Finished with three catches for 75 yards and one TD against Kentucky ... Caught his first career TD on a 52-yard catch and run at West Virginia and finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards and a TD ... Named the SEC Freshman of the Week after he hauled in eight receptions for 61 yards at Mississippi State and became the first LSU freshman wide receiver to record at least eight catches in a game since Michael Clayton had eight against Illinois in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2002 ... Tied for the team lead in catches with five for 40 yards against Northwestern State in his first career start ... Made his LSU debut against Oregon and caught two passes for 10 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL
A talented athlete who can play both a variety of positions... Joined Cooper Manning as the only players in Newman history to break the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season ... Hauled in 50 catches for 1,010 yards and 19 touchdown receptions as a senior ... Showed his dynamic versatility as he rushed for 331 yards and six TDs, passed for 90 yards and another TD and returned two punts for TDs as a senior ... On defense he posted four interceptions in 2010 ... Caught 45 passes for 743 yards and 10 TDs and also posted 123 rushing yards and three TDs on 14 carries as a junior ... Rated as the No. 6 wide receiver and as the No. 40 player nationally by Rivals.com ... A member of the Rivals.com Top 100 ... Ranked as the No. 7 player in Louisiana by Tigerbait.com ... Given 4 stars by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... A U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant (West Roster) ... Ranked No. 51 in the Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... Listed as a PrepStar All American ... Named to the Times Picayune 2011 Blue-Chip list ... Earned a spot on The Advocate's Super Dozen ... Named to the Louisiana 2A All-State first team as a wide receiver and also earned District 9-2A Offensive MVP honors ... Played wide receiver, quarterback and running back on offense and cornerback on defense ... Averaged 30.0 yards per punt return as a senior ... Coached by Nelson Stewart.

PERSONAL
Father, Odell Beckham Sr., played running back at LSU from 1989-1992 ... His dad played in 28 games, starting nine times for the Tigers ... He rushed for 757 yards and seven touchdowns in his career ...  Mother, Heather Van Norman, was an All-American track runner at LSU from 1991-93 during which time she helped lead the Lady Tigers to five national championships  ... Van Norman was a member of two NCAA Indoor titles in 1991 and 1993 and three-straight NCAA Outdoor titles from 1991-93 ... She left LSU as a six-time All-American and captured three individual NCAA titles as a member of LSU's relay teams during her senior season in 1993 ... Born Nov. 5, 1992 ... Majoring in human movement fitness.

CAREER HIGHS 
Receptions: 8 at Mississippi State, 2011
Yards: 128 vs. Towson, 2012
Long: 56 at Florida, 2012
Touchdowns: 2 vs. Towson, 2012

BECKHAM JR.'S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Year
G-GS
Rec.
Yds.
TD
LG
2011
14-9
41
475
2
52
2012
13-12
43
713
2
56
2013          
Totals
26-21
84
1,188
4
56

BECKHAM JR.'S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

Year
G-GS
Att.
Yds.
TD
LG
2011
14-9
2
19
0
15
2012
13-12
0
0
0
0
2013          
Totals
26-21
2
19
0
15

BECKHAM JR.'S CAREER RETURN STATISTICS

 
KICKOFF RETURNS
PUNT RETURNS
Year
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2011
5
120
24.0
0
34
9
77
8.6
0
36
2012
5
79
15.8
0
34
35
320
9.1
2
89 (TD)
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTALS
10
199
19.9
0
34
44
397
9.0
2
89 (TD)

 

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