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Rome Odunze

Pos: WR2 Team: CHI YoE: 2
Draft: RD 1, PICK 9
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"Odunze is entering his second NFL season with hopes for a leap forward after an uneven rookie campaign. The 2024 No. 9 overall pick was on the field a ton (eighth among WRs in routes) and was busy near the goal line (11th in the NFL with 13 end zone targets), but he ended up 35th or lower at the position in targets, catches, yards and TDs. Odunze had some poor scoring luck (three TDs, 6.7 expected), which was partially to blame for him scoring single-digit fantasy points in 13 of 17 games. There are a lot of mouths to feed in Chicago, but with Caleb Williams entering Year 2 and Ben Johnson now running the offense, Odunze is an extremely logical breakout candidate. He should be one of your favorite midround targets."

"Odunze's expectations for 2025 would be an enormous step forward from the 54-734-3 receiving line he tallied on 101 targets across 17 regular-season appearances as a rookie, but enough went wrong for Chicago in 2024 that a true evaluation of last year's No. 9 overall pick is difficult to make. Unreliable pass protection, inconsistency from Caleb Williams and coaching so poor that the Bears deployed three different offensive coordinators all stood in the way of Odunze's production, but the team has since upgraded to head coach Ben Johnson, previously the Lions' mastermind OC, and added three new starters along the interior O-line, including All-Pro LG Joe Thuney. While the departure of Keenan Allen still leaves Odunze with significant target competition from DJ Moore, first-round rookie TE Colston Loveland (shoulder) and second-round rookie WR Luther Burden (undisclosed), overall, fantasy managers couldn't have asked for better offseason developments as the talented wideout targets a significant step forward."

	Rome Odunze's target share has decreased by 33.73% over the past 6 weeks.
	Rome Odunze's targets have decreased by 35.48% over the past 8 weeks.
	Rome Odunze's receptions have decreased by 47.06% over the past 8 weeks.
	Rome Odunze's receiving yards have decreased by 30.77% over the past 12 weeks.
	Rome Odunze's total yards have decreased by 68.87% over the past 6 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

INT

SACK

2PT

2024

18

CHI

24 - 22

GB

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

17

SEA

6 - 3

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

16

DET

34 - 17

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

15

CHI

12 - 30

MIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

14

CHI

13 - 38

SF

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

13

CHI

20 - 23

DET

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

12

MIN

30 - 27

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

11

GB

20 - 19

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

10

NE

19 - 3

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

9

CHI

9 - 29

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

8

CHI

15 - 18

WSH

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

6

JAX

16 - 35

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

5

CAR

10 - 36

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

4

LAR

18 - 24

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

3

CHI

16 - 21

IND

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

2

CHI

13 - 19

HOU

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

1

TEN

17 - 24

CHI

0.0

0.0

0.0