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 Odell James
Odell James
Position:
Director of Player Personnel
Alma Mater:
Baylor, 2001
Odell James, a Houston native and four-year Baylor football letterman (1997-2000), is in his sixth season on Baylor's operations staff and his second working with Colin Shillinglaw and head coach Art Briles. For four seasons (2004-07) he held the title of assistant director of football operations and assistant strength coach.

James joined the Baylor staff from Waco's O & K Sports, a company he founded in August 2002. Prior to that, he spent one academic year (2001-02) as a teacher and coach in the Waco Independent School District. James served as the seventh grade basketball coach at Waco's St. Louis Catholic Middle School during the 2000-01 season, guiding the team to a district championship, while also working as a personal fitness assistant at Baylor's McLane Student Life Center.

One of the nation's most highly recruited quarterbacks as a senior at Houston's Aldine MacArthur High School, earning Bluechip and Super Prep All-America honors in his final year, James played three seasons at quarterback for the Bears before moving to free safety his senior year. He received his bachelor's degree in speech communication and sociology from Baylor in August 2001.

James serves as the CEO of O & K Sports, Inc. a non-profit organization committed to providing athletic, educational, personal development and spiritual growth opportunities for young student-athletes. He and his wife, Kai'Iah, a Baylor communications professor, have three children -- Alexis, Gabrielle and Solomon.