
Receiver, Washington, 2020–23
Rome Odunze
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- Jun 3, 2002
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Rome Odunze played receiver at Washington (2020–23). He was a consensus All‑American in 2023. The Chicago Bears took Odunze in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highthree times; last vs. Arizona, 2022180receiving yards, career highat Michigan State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Washington State, 2023Honors
- 2023Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
- 2023Consensus All‑American
- 2023National leader in receiving yards (1,640)
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021 | Washington | 41 | 415 | 10.1 | 4 | 55 |
| 2022 | Washington | 75 | 1,145 | 15.3 | 7 | 61 |
| 2023 | Washington | 92 | 1,640 | 17.8 | 13 | 52 |
| Career | 214 | 3,272 | 15.3 | 24 | 61 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 1 |
| Career | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington | 1 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Washington | 1 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Washington | 1 | WR | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington | 12 | 0.14 | – | – | 1.6 | – |
| 2021 | Washington | 62 | 0.37 | 14th (n=410) | 0.67 | 23.0 | 11% |
| 2022 | Washington | 109 | 0.81 | 64th (n=683) | 0.71 | 87.8 | 12% |
| 2023 | Washington | 122 | 1.02 | 78th (n=681) | 0.80 | 124.0 | 13% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Washington 15 games, 92 catches, 1,640 yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–19 | 7 | 132 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 43–10 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 34 | 14 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 41–7 | 8 | 180 | 0 | 50 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 59–32 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 44 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 31–24 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 36–33 | 8 | 128 | 2 | 43 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 15–7 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 42–33 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 52–42 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 35–28 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 44 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 22–20 | 7 | 106 | 2 | 32 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 24–21 | 7 | 120 | 2 | 40 | 23 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 34–31 | 8 | 102 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 37–31 | 6 | 125 | 0 | 52 | – |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | L 13–34 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 44 | – |
2022 Washington 12 games, 75 catches, 1,145 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 45–20 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 39–28 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 40–22 | 8 | 161 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 32–40 | 8 | 116 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 38–45 | 9 | 115 | 0 | 25 | −3 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 49–39 | 9 | 169 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 28–21 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–21 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 37–34 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 54–7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 51–33 | 5 | 157 | 1 | 48 | 5 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 27–20 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 18 | – |
2021 Washington 9 games, 41 catches, 415 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 24–27 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 17–24 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 21–16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 20–13 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 16–26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 30–35 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 20 | 13 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 17–20 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–40 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 55 | – |
2020 Washington 2 games, 6 catches, 72 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 27–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −6 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 26–31 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 25 | −10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 76¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.88 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.03 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 54 | 734 | 3 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 44 | 661 | 6 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 17 | 273 | 0 |
| NFL career | 34 | 115 | 1,668 | 9 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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