Rome Odunze Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 212 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- June 3, 2002 (21)
- Experience
- Drafted
- 2024 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 9 (CHI)
- College
- Washington
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Rome Odunze News
The Chicago Bears selected Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday night. Thats back-to-back picks out of Washington after quarterback Michael Penix Jr. surprisingly went eighth overall to the Atlanta Falcons. Odunze led the country in receiving yards in 2023 and is a special talent. He has length and excels at contested catches down the field. It helped that he had an excellent passer to throw him the football in Penix, but this kid is still special and should have an excellent career. The Bears have now added QB Caleb Williams and Odunze with their first two picks this year. While Odunze has plenty to like in the long-term, he'll be hard-pressed to make a huge impact in his rookie season in 2024 with DJ Moore and Keenan Allen set to be target hogs in this Bears offense.
The New York Giants haven't hid the fact that they will consider taking a quarterback in this year's NFL draft with Daniel Jones (knee) coming back from an ACL tear, but The Athletic's Bruce Feldman writes that they'll have their choice of two stud wide receivers in Washington's Rome Odunze and LSU's Malik Nabers if they stand pat at pick No. 6 overall. But after drafting blazer Jalin Hyatt last year, Feldman believes they'll go for the bigger and more physical Odunze. The 21-year-old is a former track standout and is very explosive. He had 92 catches for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023, and his ball skills are elite. However, landing with Jones and the G-Men might not be the most attractive spot for Odunze's immediate fantasy football value in his rookie year. But Odunze's contested-catch abilities and ability to play both inside and outside make him very attractive.
After meeting with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze's next top-30 visit will be with the Arizona Cardinals, who hold the fourth overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft. However, the Cardinals remain a prime candidate to trade back in the draft. The 21-year-old Odunze is considered a top-three pass-catcher -- along with Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. and LSU's Malik Nabers -- in this year's draft class and is likely to come off the board in the top-10 picks later this month. He already met with the New York Jets, who hold the No. 10 overall pick and the Chicago Bears, who have the No. 1 and No. 9 picks in the first round. Odunze can do it all on the football field. He has elite speed and can also win contested catches deep down the field. Depending on where he lands, he could be a weekly fantasy starter as a rookie.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
KR | Velus Jones Jr. |
QB | Tyson Bagent |
RB | Khalil Herbert |
FB | Khari Blasingame |
LWR | DJ Moore |
RWR | Tyler Scott |
SWR | Keenan Allen |
TE | Cole Kmet |
LT | Braxton Jones |
Larry Borom | |
LG | Teven Jenkins |
C | Ryan Bates |
RG | Nate Davis |
Ja'Tyre Carter | |
RT | Darnell Wright |
LDE | Montez Sweat |
LDT | Gervon Dexter Sr. |
RDT | Andrew Billings |
Zacch Pickens | |
RDE | DeMarcus Walker |
LOLB | T.J. Edwards |
MLB | Tremaine Edmunds |
ROLB | Jack Sanborn |
Noah Sewell | |
LCB | Jaylon Johnson |
Josh Blackwell | |
SS | Jaquan Brisker |
Quindell Johnson | |
RCB | Tyrique Stevenson |
Jaylon Jones | |
NB | Kyler Gordon |
Elijah Hicks |
K | Cairo Santos |
P | Trenton Gill |