Rome Odunze holds the LWR · Starter spot in Chicago Bears’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Rome Odunze played 14 games in 2025 with a 86% snap share.

Rome Odunze, a 6'3" left wide receiver, was drafted ninth overall by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of the University of Washington. In his rookie season, he appeared in all 17 games with 12 starts, recording 54 receptions for 734 yards and three touchdowns. During the 2025 season, Odunze appeared and started in 12 games, catching 44 passes for 661 yards with six touchdowns. He set career highs with seven receptions and 128 receiving yards in Week 2. Over his first two seasons, Odunze has totaled 98 receptions for 1,395 yards and nine receiving touchdowns across 29 regular season games.

Washington2020 – 2023

Bears2024 — present

CollegeWashingtonDraftRound 1 · No. 9 overall · 2024 · CHIHometownLas Vegas, NV