Rome Odunze Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros), Sat, Aug 30th 2025, 1:16pm EDT

A chalky breakout pick for 2025, Rome Odunze is coming off a rookie year that wasn't awful but didn't exactly give us visions of impending superstardom either. The ninth overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, Odunze had 54 catches for 734 yards and three touchdowns as a rookie. It's understandable that Odunze wasn't a high-volume receiver when he had to share targets with D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen. Plus, rookie QB Caleb Williams didn't exactly the world on fire. Allen is now out of the picture, Caleb Williams has a year of experience under his belt, and the Chicago offense is now going to be choreographed by Ben Johnson, widely regarded as one of the better playcallers in the league. But there's still ample target competition for Odunze. Moore is still around, and the Bears selected TE Colston Loveland and WR Luther Burden with their first two picks in this year's draft. If you're inclined to bet on talent and fade "too many mouths to feed" narratives, Odunze should appeal to you.