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.

Liam Murphy pushed back on current Rome Odunze ADP, arguing that both Odunze and DJ Moore need to be drafted later now that they share a depth chart. He has Moore ranked a tier lower than the market and Odunze even further down, reasoning that Chicago’s passing volume and Justin Fields’ uncertain job security limit the weekly ceiling for both wideouts. Murphy advised letting others chase rookie hype and instead scooping Odunze only after a multi-round slide.

Liam Murphy reiterated that Rome Odunze is a post-draft loser after Chicago followed last year’s first-round investment with not one but two more top-50 pass catchers—a Round-1 tight end and a Round-2 wideout. Murphy said the back-to-back selections are "a huge dunk" on Odunze’s disappointing rookie season (0.95 YPRR, only two top-36 weekly finishes). He still believes Odunze can flash spike weeks tied to Caleb Williams but emphasized that volume certainty is gone: the Bears could roll out 12 personnel that leaves either Odunze or one of the rookies on the sideline, and DJ Moore’s entrenched 28 percent target share remains a hurdle. While Murphy will sprinkle Odunze exposure because Chicago’s offense projects to improve, he argued the market hasn’t fully priced in the snap ambiguity and pushed for drafting Odunze only when he slips a full round below ADP as a boom-bust WR5.

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.