Chris Raybon echoed Koerner’s caution on Rome Odunze, slotting the second-year wideout in the mid-40s of his projections despite an ADP inside the top 30. Raybon said Odunze’s rookie target-per-route rate and deep-ball disconnect with Caleb Williams make him more volatile than drafters understand. With Luther Burden a legitimate threat to slide into the vacated Keenan Allen role and Loveland drawing Cole Kmet’s old snaps, Raybon sees multiple paths to Odunze being only the WR3— or even WR4— in Chicago’s pecking order. For best ball he still sprinkles shares because Odunze can pop for long touchdowns, but in managed leagues Raybon prefers receivers with a sturdier weekly target floor going in the same range.

Sean Koerner knocked Rome Odunze down to WR35—five spots below his early-summer ADP of WR30—and urged drafters to recognize how many mouths Chicago suddenly has to feed. Keenan Allen’s 150 vacated targets are tempting, but Koerner reminded listeners that GM Ryan Poles immediately replaced that underneath volume by spending Day-2 capital on tight end Colston Loveland and first-rounder Luther Burden. Add DJ Moore’s entrenched alpha role and Koerner sees a capped weekly floor for Odunze, especially because Caleb Williams and Odunze connected on just 3-of-18 deep attempts as rookies. Koerner still likes Odunze’s year-two ceiling under new play-caller Ben Johnson, yet called the current draft price “all ceiling, no buffer,” warning that a realistic outcome has Odunze finishing outside the top-40 wideouts if Burden proves legit or Loveland siphons red-zone looks.

Tyler Knaeble argued that Rome Odunze is being mis-priced as Chicago’s WR3 when he profiles as the only true alpha X receiver on the roster. Drafted ninth overall, Odunze owns a prototype 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame and a collegiate resume that would have made him the WR1 in the 2024 class had he come out this year. Knaeble contrasted Odunze’s outside-dominant skill set with DJ Moore’s after-catch game and Malik Nabers-lite slot usage from Luther Burden, predicting that Odunze will handle the boundary-heavy routes (comebacks, deep ins, go balls) that no other Bears wideout consistently wins. He also reminded listeners that new OC Shane Waldron ran 11 personnel on more than 80 percent of snaps in Seattle, making three full-time receiver roles likely. With Chicago’s stackable offense sliding down boards post-draft, Knaeble is proactively buying Odunze shares before preseason reports push his ADP back up.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound urged drafters to grab Rome Odunze whenever he slips into the late-fifth/early-sixth round (he cited pick 58 in this draft). Pat reminded listeners Odunze is a top-10 real-life pick who will play in Ben Johnson’s new Chicago offense—a scheme he expects to generate offseason hype and push Bears ADPs higher. He believes the market is double-counting concerns about target competition with D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen, arguing that at least two Chicago pass-catchers will smash and you do not want to be completely underweight when sentiment inevitably flips. Pat called the current price a "perfect value window" before training-camp drumbeats start.

Davis Mattek called Rome Odunze the single biggest loser of Chicago’s draft. After spending first-round capital on Odunze last year, the Bears immediately doubled down by selecting a tight end in Round 1 and another wide receiver with their second pick of the 2025 draft. Mattek views the moves as a clear vote of no confidence, arguing that Odunze’s disappointing rookie season (0.95 yards per route run, only two weekly finishes inside the top-36) forced the front office to diversify its pass-catcher portfolio. With DJ Moore already commanding a 28 % target share and Caleb Williams expected to spread the ball around, Mattek doubts Odunze even reaches a 17 % share. He dropped the sophomore wideout outside his top-60 receivers, recommending drafters chase higher-ceiling profiles in the same ADP pocket.