Rome Odunze Week 6 Outlook - Jaguars at Bears

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 10th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Odunze's rookie season has been overall disappointing as the passing game has floundered for most of the season and Odunze has been the third wheel. Odunze is the WR64 in fantasy points per game with a 16.5% target share, a 20.2% first-read share, and 1.30 YPRR. Over the last two games, he has been running neck and neck with Keenan Allen with both, drawing 17.3% target shares and 21.2% first-read shares. Jacksonville has the eighth-highest rate of two-high (49%). Against two-high, Odunze is third on the team with a 22% TPRR and a 1.42 YPRR, but he is second in first-read share (26.3%), tied with D.J. Moore. It's a great matchup for the Bears receivers, but with Odunze being the third wheel for the passing attack, it's tough projecting him to have a big day. He's still worth flex consideration, though, just based on the matchup. Jacksonville has been scorched by wide receivers, allowing the sixth-highest PPR points per target and the most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers. Odunze will run about 65% of his routes against Ronald Darby (75.9% catch rate and 135.1 passer rating) and Montaric Brown (65.7% catch rate and 95.1 passer rating).