Born in Nairobi, Kenya, to parents George and Evelyn Odhiambo, he moved to Texas at the age of seven, shortly after his father's death.
[1] Odhiambo's mother died ten years later when he was 17, and he lived with an uncle and rode to school every day with an assistant coach.
[5] Boise State was his sole scholarship offer,[1][2] then led by head coach Chris Petersen.
Odhiambo committed to Boise State prior to his senior year in July 2010 and signed his letter of intent on February 2, 2011.
[8] Backed up against their own endzone during the divisional round of the 2016-17 NFL playoffs, Odhiambo accidentally stepped on the foot of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, causing a safety.
Odhiambo graduated from Boise State in December 2015, with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.