Pronunciation: kuh-NEN-uh OH-duh-LOO-guh

University of Illinois Graduate

2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

2025 Senior

• Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award nominee

2024 Junior

• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Played in 12 games
• Eight tackles (six solo), 3.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks on the season 
• Career-high 2.0 sacks against Michigan State (11/16/24)
• 1.0 sack vs. Minnesota (11/2/24)
• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee
• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• Missed spring practices while recovering from an injury
• EMPOWER Afinity Group Leader

2023 Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Played in 11 games with five starts at linebacker
• Tied for 2nd in the Big Ten in fumbles recovered (2) during the regular season
• Tied for 5th in the Big Ten in forced fumbles (2) during the regular season
• Highest-graded linebacker in the nation (92.0) in Week 6, per PFF
• Set career-high mark and tied for team lead with 8 tackles (6 solo) at Maryland (10/14/23)

2022 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 13 games
• Eight tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, one pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries on the season
• Seventh on the team in TFLs (3.5)
• Sacks against Iowa 10/8/22 and at Nebraska 10/29/22
• Tackles for loss against Iowa 10/8/22, at Nebraska 10/29/22, and at Northwestern 11/26/22

2021 Freshman

• Played in three games and redshirted the season

High School

• State ranks: #81 (247)
• Team went undefeated and won 7A State Championship in 2019
• Help Mount Carmel win back-to-back CCL Blue Division titles
• Two-time CCL-Blue Division All-Conference Team
• 2020-2021 Sun-Times All-Area Team
• Graduated high honors with distinction
• Won the Mount Carmel Zealotus Award

Personal

• Born March 31, 2003
• Son of Kanayo and Chinyere Odeluga
• Has four younger sisters
• Cousin, Abuchi Obinwa, plays professional soccer for FC Tulsa of the USL
• Completed a mission trip to Africa in Summer 2023
• Attended the Black Student-Athlete Summit in Summer 2024
• Chose Illinois because, “It felt like home. The coaches treated me with respect, love, and patience at every turn. My family is able to come watch my games every Saturday which is also a boost.”
• Graduated from the University of Illinois in May 2025 with a degree in finance
• Majoring in strategic leadership & management