72 Facts About Odell Beckham Jr

Since entering the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr has been one of the most popular players but has drawn scrutiny for his personal conduct.

Odell Beckham Jr started the 2012 BCS National Championship Game in his first year playing at LSU, and won the Paul Hornung Award following his junior season in 2013.

Odell Beckham Jr became the first player to record more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards, and ten touchdowns in a rookie season, and broke the rookie record for the most average receiving yards per game.

Odell Beckham Jr was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons and has been named a second-team All-Pro twice.

Odell Beckham Jr attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.

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In basketball, Odell Beckham Jr lettered all four years and was an all-district selection his junior and senior years.

Odell Beckham Jr took silver in the long jump event at the 2010 Newman Invitational, with a career-best leap of 6.

Odell Beckham Jr was a member of the Newman 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay teams.

Odell Beckham Jr played soccer growing up and considers English player David Odell Beckham Jr his childhood idol.

Odell Beckham Jr chose Louisiana State University over scholarship offers from Ole Miss, Nebraska, Tulane, and Tulsa, among others.

Odell Beckham Jr finished first on the team in receiving yards with 713, second in receptions with 43, only behind Jarvis Landry's 56 receptions, and third on the team with two receiving touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr was a first and second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection.

Odell Beckham Jr finished the 2013 season with 57 receptions for 1,117 yards and eight touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr led the SEC with 32 kickoff returns for 845 net yards in the 2013 season.

Odell Beckham Jr was selected by the New York Giants with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Odell Beckham Jr was the third wide receiver to be selected that year.

Odell Beckham Jr signed a four-year contract with the Giants on May 19,2014.

On November 23,2014, during a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, Odell Beckham Jr had 10 catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns, including a one-handed touchdown reception hailed as the "catch of the year", with Cris Collinsworth, Tony Dungy, Victor Cruz and LeBron James all saying that it was one of the best catches ever.

Odell Beckham Jr made this catch despite a pass interference penalty called on Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr while diving backwards with full extension of his right hand using only three fingers.

Odell Beckham Jr broke Bill Groman's and Randy Moss's rookie record for consecutive games with 90 or more receiving yards in a season.

Odell Beckham Jr joined Bill Groman as the only rookies to have over 700 receiving yards in a six-game span.

On December 14,2014, Odell Beckham Jr became the first NFL rookie with at least 12 catches, 140 yards, and three scores in a game racking up 143 receiving yards, 12 catches and three touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr's 143 receiving yards marked the fifth time he topped 100 receiving yards during the 2014 season, extending his own Giants record and setting an NFL rookie record of over 90 receiving yards in seven straight games.

On December 21,2014, Odell Beckham Jr extended his streak of 90 or more receiving yards in game to 8 when he racked up 148 receiving yards on 8 receptions and hauled in 2 touchdowns vs St Louis Rams, including an 80-yard score, the longest touchdown reception by a Giants rookie in franchise history.

Odell Beckham Jr extended his streak of games with 130+ receiving yards and at least one receiving touchdown to three.

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Odell Beckham Jr had 12 receptions and a receiving touchdown against the Eagles, which tied Torry Holt for most games with at least ten receptions, 100 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown in a season with four.

Odell Beckham Jr finished his impressive rookie campaign with 91 receptions, 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns in just 12 games.

Odell Beckham Jr was the first Giants rookie wide receiver in franchise history and the first Giants rookie since Jeremy Shockey in 2002 to make the Pro Bowl.

Odell Beckham Jr revealed after the Pro Bowl game that during the 2014 season he suffered from two hamstring injuries before the season, one occurring in an early-offseason workout and another in a preseason game.

Odell Beckham Jr earned numerous accolades after the season, which sportswriters hailed as one of the greatest ever by a rookie.

On January 31,2015, Odell Beckham Jr was named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press.

Odell Beckham Jr was awarded the 2014 Pro Football Writers Association Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.

On May 13,2015, Odell Beckham Jr was voted to the cover of Madden NFL 16, beating out Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots.

Odell Beckham Jr is the youngest player ever to grace the cover of Madden.

Odell Beckham Jr appealed the decision, but the suspension was upheld.

In 15 games, Odell Beckham Jr finished the season with career highs of 1,450 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr was a Pro Bowl selection for a second year in a row and was ranked 10th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Odell Beckham Jr entered the 2016 season with a new head coach, Ben McAdoo, after Tom Coughlin resigned from his position as the Giants' head coach.

In 2016, Odell Beckham Jr started all 16 games for the first time in his career and finished with 101 receptions, which was a career-high, 1,367 receiving yards, and ten touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr was a Pro Bowl selection for a third year in a row.

Odell Beckham Jr was ranked eighth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

The next day, the Giants announced that Odell Beckham Jr would undergo surgery to repair the fracture, keeping him out the remainder of the 2017 season after being placed on injured reserve.

In four games, Odell Beckham Jr finished the 2017 season with 25 receptions for 302 yards and three touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr became the first player since David Patten in 2001 and only the fourth since 1950 to record a passing touchdown of at least 50 yards while having at least 100 receiving yards in the same game.

Odell Beckham Jr became the first non-quarterback with multiple passing touchdowns in a season since Antwaan Randle El in 2010.

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Odell Beckham Jr was inactive for the final four games of the season due to a quad injury.

Odell Beckham Jr finished the season with 77 receptions, 1,052 yards, six touchdowns, and threw two passes for touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr was ranked 23rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.

On March 13,2019, Odell Beckham Jr was acquired by the Cleveland Browns, along with Olivier Vernon, in exchange for Jabrill Peppers, Kevin Zeitler, and the Browns' first- and third-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Late in the third quarter, Odell Beckham Jr threw a punch at Ravens' cornerback Marlon Humphrey who then responded by choking Odell Beckham Jr.

In Week 9, Odell Beckham Jr wore Joker-inspired cleats against the Denver Broncos, which violated the NFL's policy on cleat colors.

In Week 7 against the Bengals, Odell Beckham Jr left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury and did not return after trying to tackle Darius Phillips following an interception.

Odell Beckham Jr finished the 2020 season with 23 catches for 319 yards and three receiving touchdowns plus three rushes for 72 yards and a rushing touchdown in seven games played.

Odell Beckham Jr signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams on November 11,2021.

Odell Beckham Jr played in eight regular season games for the Rams in 2021.

Odell Beckham Jr finished the season with 44 receptions for 537 receiving yards to go along with the five touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr scored his first career playoff touchdown on January 17,2022, in the Wild Card Game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Odell Beckham Jr had a key reception for a first down on the fourth quarter drive to help set up the Rams' game-tying field goal.

However, Odell Beckham Jr left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury and did not return.

The next day, it was revealed that Odell Beckham Jr suffered a torn ACL, less than a year and a half since he first tore it with Cleveland in October 2020, coincidentally against the Bengals.

Odell Beckham Jr spent the off-season recovering from his ACL injury, and there was significant speculation about whether he would re-sign with Los Angeles or sign with another team.

Odell Beckham Jr has a younger brother, Kordell, and a younger sister, Jasmine.

Odell Beckham Jr later became the coach of the Nicholls State University track and field team.

Odell Beckham Jr is or has been been friends with many celebrities, including David Odell Beckham Jr, James Corden, Beyonce, LeBron James, Drake, and David Alaba, who is his favorite soccer player.

On January 29,2015, during a live ESPN broadcast from Glendale, Arizona, Odell Beckham Jr partnered with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to establish a new world record for the most one-handed catches made in a minute.

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Odell Beckham Jr shattered the previous record of 10 as he caught 33 passes.

On February 23,2022, Odell Beckham Jr posted to his Instagram that their son, Zydn, was born on February 17,2022.

Odell Beckham Jr has raised money and awareness for several topics, including cancer research, feeding hungry Americans, damage done by Hurricane Harvey and severe floods, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Odell Beckham Jr has invested in a number of startups, including in the esports and fintech industries.

In March 2021, Odell Beckham Jr became a strategic advisor to a SPAC sponsored by Tribe Capital.

Odell Beckham Jr has been involved with a number of television productions.

In 2015, he was part of Catching Odell Beckham Jr, which was a TV movie that gave a behind-the-scenes point of view at his preparations and training for the upcoming season.