Washington WR Rome Odunze 2024 NFL Draft Profile

Rome Odunze, WR, Washington Height,Weight: 6-3, 212 Age: 21.9 Strengths Physical: Dense frame that boxes out defenders on jump balls and puts DBs in the dirt on run playsCompetitiveness: Omnipresent competitive nature. Never takes a snap offHands: Rare Combo of strength and grace. Can pluck the ball away or catch a heater in strideBall Tracking: […]

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Jan 1, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Rome Odunze (1) warms up before playing against the Texas Longhorns in the 2024 Sugar Bowl college football playoff semifinal game at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

Height,Weight: 6-3, 212

Age: 21.9

Strengths

  • Physical: Dense frame that boxes out defenders on jump balls and puts DBs in the dirt on run plays
  • Competitiveness: Omnipresent competitive nature. Never takes a snap off
  • Hands: Rare Combo of strength and grace. Can pluck the ball away or catch a heater in stride
  • Ball Tracking: Elite timing and vision to win in contested scenarios deep downfield
  • RAC: Sudden feet and smooth hips to get into green grass
  • Catch Radius: Just have to get the ball near him and he’s likely to win. 50/50 Balls are more like 75/25 in his favor

Areas of Improvement:

  • Explosiveness: An excellent athlete but doesn’t show the ability on to lift the top off of coverages

Evaluation

Odunze will walk into the NFL on day one as a ready made ball-winner. Seldom winning with pure speed or nuanced routes, with Odunze, it doesn’t matter. His physicality, size, catch radius, hands and competitiveness render tight coverage virtually useless. Odunze just out muscles and out jumps the competition. And with good short area quickness and fluidity, Odunze also projects to be a factor after the catch in the NFL.

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