The Chicago Bears have selected Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Odunze has the size (6-foot-3), speed (4.45) and elite ball skills that make him an enticing option to add to a receiver duo that already consists of DJ Moore and Keenan Allen.
Odunze is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with Washington, including 92 catches for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023. Back in 2022, Odunze totaled 75 receptions for 1,145 yards nad seven scores.
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According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Odunze recently caught balls from new Bears quarterback Caleb Williams during a pre-draft workout. That session also happened to include their new teammates, Moore and Allen.
The addition of Odunze, who would be WR1 in any other draft class, gives the Bears one of the best receiver trios in the league with Moore and Allen.
After sharing a flight to Detroit together, Odunze and Williams will now be sharing a flight to Chicago as the newest members of the Bears.
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