Rome Odunze

PRO CAREER: Enters his third season with the Bears in 2026…Has appeared in 29 career regular season games (24 starts)...Has 1,395 yards on 98 receptions with nine receiving touchdowns...Has also started in two postseason games logging four receptions for 88 yards...Drafted by the Bears in the first-round of the 2024 NFL Draft (No. 9 overall).

2025 SEASON (BEARS): Appeared and started in 12 games, recording 44 receptions for 661 yards (15.0 avg.) and six touchdowns...In Week 2, Set career-highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (128) and tied his single-game career-high with two receiving touchdowns...Became the first Bears second- or first- year player to secure multiple receiving TDs in a single first half since 1977 (James Scott)...With his receiving touchdown in Week 3, tied a franchise-record for most receiving touchdowns (four) through the first three games of a single-season...In Week 3, became the first Bears pass-catcher to have a receiving TD in three-straight games since 2023 (DJ Moore) and first with two or less years of experience since 2013 (Alshon Jeffery)...With a third-quarter TD in Week 4 at the Raiders, tied for most receiving touchdowns (five) by any Bears-pass catcher through the first four games of a single season since at least 1948...In Week 8, Tied his career high in receptions (seven), totaling 114 yard (16.3 avg.)...Started in both postseason games totaling four receptions for 8 yards.

2024 SEASON (BEARS): Played in all 17 games (12 starts) and had 54 catches for 734 yards (13.6 avg.) with three touchdowns as well as three carries for 15 yards...His 734 receiving yards and 54 catches were both fourth-most by a rookie in Bears history....With 112 receiving yards on six catches in Week 3, he became the first Bears rookie to since 2018 to hit the century mark in receiving yards (Anthony Miller, 122 yards)...Had 104 receiving yards in the Bears Week 9 game at the Cardinals marking his second 100-yard game of the season becoming the seventh Bears rookie to have multiple 100-yard receiving games in franchise history and the first since 1983 (Willie Gault)...In Week 14, he became the first Bears rookie to have two receiving touchdowns in a game since 2001 (David Terrell).

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04/25/2024: Drafted by the Bears in the first-round of the 2024 NFL Draft (No. 9 overall)

COLLEGE: Prepped at the University of Washington (2020-23), capping his career with consensus All-American honors as a senior in 2023...Over his career, totaled 3,272 yards on 214 receptions (15.3 avg.) and 24 touchdowns, along with 10 rushing attempts for 40 yards (4.0 avg.) and two rushing scores...As a senior in 2023, led the nation with a career-high 1,640 receiving yards, totaling a conference-best 94 receptions for a 17.8-yard receiving average and adding 13 receiving scores...During Washington's run toward the CFP National Championship Game and conference title, registered 10 games with at least 100 rushing yards, including 100-yard performances in the Pac-12 Championship Game and the CFP National Semifinal victory in the Sugar Bowl...As a junior in 2022, led the Huskies with 1,145 receiving yards, ranking No. 5 all-time on the program's single-season receiving list, as the mark was the best among all Pac-12 receivers...In 2021, appeared in nine games (seven starts), recording 41 catches for 415 yards (10.1 avg.) with four touchdowns…Played in all four games in a shortened 2020 season, catching six passes for 72 yards (12.0 avg.).

PERSONAL: Attended Bishop Gorman High School (Nev.), where he was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year and MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year as a senior in 2019...Over his career, registered 121 receptions for 2,699 yards and 31 touchdowns...As a senior in 2019, recorded 54 receptions for 1,222 yards and 15 touchdowns...Also conmpeted in track and field, where he won the 4A state title in the 200 meters (21.25) and the 4x100 relay (41.36) to cap his senior season.