Rome Odunze
Position: WR — Projected: 1st Round
History & Measurables
Born: June 3, 2002 – Las Vegas, NV
High School: Bishop Gorman High School
College: Washington
Height – 6’2″ Weight – 212 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Body Control and Adjusts to Ball in Air
- Physical
- Strong Hands
The Bad
- Not Great Yards After the Catch
- Not Overly Explosive
- Less Separation Against Longer Corners
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Receiving: 25 Target Minimum
• Targets: 140
• Overall Rec Grade: 89.5 (8th among WRs)
• Man Rec Grade: 89.5 (6th among WRs)
• Zone Rec Grade: 84.4 (17th among WRs)
• Slot Alignment %: 17.4
• Wide Alignment %: 81.8
• Missed Tackles Forced: 15 (35th among WRs)
• ADOT: 15.5 (57th among WRs)
• Route Participation: 93.5 (413th among WRs)
• Yards Per Route Run: 2.93 (23rd among WRs)
• YAC/REC: 5.6 (188th among WRs)
• Contested Catch %: 75 (18th among WRs)
• QB Rating when Targeted: 118.7 (83rd among WRs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Rome Odunze really improved from his 2022 to 2023 season. He went from being a good receiver to being a great receiver. Odunze uses his size and physicality very well down the field. He is great at tracking the ball and his body control is unreal. One of the best deep threats in college football in 2023, Odunze routinely would adjust in the air to catch contested passes, especially on back shoulder throws. He also did a great job showing late hands, making it difficult for defenders to know when the ball is arriving.
Rome Odunze does not have elite speed but is such a deep threat option that he would get a lot of cushion from defenders. He would take advantage of that cushion and press the defenders to win on comebacks or out routes. Odunze is never going to be elite in yards after the catch categories but has some moves to get extra yards. Washington did do a great job of scheming Odunze open, especially in bunch receiver sets. Because of that, he will need to continue to improve his release and the nuances of route running. In any other WR class he would easily be the top receiver, but still should be an impact player right out of the gate. – Brandon Haye
(Games Watched: vs Wash St 2023, vs Arizona St 2023, vs Utah 2023, vs Oregon 2023)
Washington WR Rome Odunze is visiting the Arizona Cardinals today, per @Schultz_Report. pic.twitter.com/SKJ5bfkNYB
— PHNX Cardinals (@PHNX_Cardinals) April 8, 2024
