2024 Receiving Stats
REC
54
YDS
734
TD
3
AVG
13.6
TAR
101
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Apart from staying healthy, not much went right during Odunze's rookie season. He arrived in Chicago as the ninth overall pick last spring, alongside No. 1 selection Caleb Williams, who also had WR DJ Moore, WR Keenan Allen and TE Cole Kmet at his disposal. Odunze ultimately drew 101 targets and even had a few big games, but there were 12 instances of 42 or fewer receiving yards and 11 instances of single-digit PPR points. Among the 32 WRs that ran 500 or more routes, Odunze was 24th in target rate (17.3 percent) and 23rd in yards per route (1.26) despite ranking 10th in YAC average (4.8). The Bears, meanwhile, were 13th in pass attempts but 31st in passing yards, undone by a combination of poor blocking, bad coaching and an ugly rookie season from Williams. None of that deterred former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who turned down a slew of other head-coach opportunities the past two years. After hiring Johnson, the Bears acquired three new veteran starters for their interior O-line, including two-time All-Pro Joe Thuney. They also let Allen walk, but then drafted TE Colston Loveland and WR Luther Burden with top-40 picks to ensure target competition remains strong. There's a solid Year 2 breakout case for Odunze even with the new competition in town, given his impressive physical traits (4.45 40 at 6-foot-3, 212 pounds) and standout college production (2,785 receiving yards his final two years at Washington). He isn't flying under the radar, however, so he probably only makes sense at ADP if you expect a big step forward for Chicago's offense as a whole. Read Past Outlooks
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Anticipates Year 2 leap
Odunze said at the final day of mandatory minicamp Thursday that his goal for the 2025 regular season is to compile at least 1,000 receiving yards and double-digit touchdowns, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun Times reports.
ANALYSIS
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.
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.
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Air Yards Per Game
76.5Air Yards Per Snap
1.45% Team Air Yards
33.1%% Team Targets
19.0%Avg Depth of Target
13.0 YdsCatch Rate
53.5%Drop Rate
4.0%Avg Yds After Catch
4.8% Targeted On Route
17.3%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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How do Rome Odunze's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 3"Weight
215 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.45 secShuttle Time
4.03 secCone Drill
6.88 secVertical Jump
39.0 inBroad Jump
124 inHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
32.25 in
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
It's hard to find a weakness in Odunze's prospect profile, especially after he confirmed his athleticism at the combine with a 4.45 40-yard dash at 6-3, 212. He was one of the few wideouts to go through nearly every test, and each of his scores landed above the 60th percentile among WRs the past two decades, including a 4.03-second short shuttle (93rd percentile). Amari Cooper, Chris Godwin and Ja'Marr Chase are the only 200-plus-pound WRs that have posted better times than Odunze in both the 40-yard dash and short shuttle. The Washington product also checks boxes for age (22 in June) and production (1,145 receiving yards as a junior and an FCS-leading 1,640 as a senior). The only real ding against him is that Odunze had only 483 receiving yards in 13 games his first two seasons before coach Kalen DeBoer and QB Michael Penix lifted the Huskies to national prominence. And even that feels like nitpicking, considering Odunze caught six passes in four games as an 18-year-old freshman during a pandemic-shortened season. The bust risk is low long term, but he does have some short-term concerns in Chicago in the form of target/snap competition from veteran WRs DJ Moore and Keenan Allen. The Bears also have a pair of capable pass catchers at tight end (Cole Kmet, Gerald Everett), making it hard for any one player to see a dominant share of targets -- especially a rookie.
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Quiet finish to first pro season
Odunze caught both his targets for 18 yards in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday.
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Cleared for Week 18
Odunze (illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.
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Still not practicing
Odunze (illness) didn't practice Thursday.
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Comes down with illness
Odunze was held out of Wednesday's walk-through practice due to an illness.
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One catch in Week 17 loss
Odunze brought in one of four targets for 15 yards in the Bears' 6-3 loss to the Seahawks on Thursday night.
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High aspirations for '25
Odunze, who posted a 54-743-5 receiving line as a rookie in 2024, has set lofty goals for the coming 2025 campaign, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun Times reports.
ANALYSIS
The 2024 first-round pick out of Washington displayed plenty of upside during his rookie campaign, but there's little question his overall production was capped by a combination of the team's offensive schemes and the league's most porous offensive line, one that surrendered an NFL-high 68 sacks. However, with new head coach Ben Johnson in town and the team making three noteworthy free-agent additions up front, Odunze is buoyed by the fresh start and stated that he's aiming for a 1,000-yard season and double-digit touchdowns in 2025.
The 2024 first-round pick out of Washington displayed plenty of upside during his rookie campaign, but there's little question his overall production was capped by a combination of the team's offensive schemes and the league's most porous offensive line, one that surrendered an NFL-high 68 sacks. However, with new head coach Ben Johnson in town and the team making three noteworthy free-agent additions up front, Odunze is buoyed by the fresh start and stated that he's aiming for a 1,000-yard season and double-digit touchdowns in 2025.