Rome Odunze Week 9 Outlook - Bears at Cardinals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 31st 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Odunze has had a rough rookie season as the WR65 in fantasy points per game. He has only one game with a WR2 or better weekly finish this week. His usage has been better recently in the red zone, with six targets inside the 20-yard line in the last six games. Did the Bears flip the script after the bye and install Odunze as the new WR1? It's a one-game sample, so I won't get ahead of myself and say that, but Odunze's Week 8 usage was interesting despite the snooze-worthy box score (three receptions and 41 receiving yards). Odunze led the team in Week 8 in target share (25%), air-yard share (41.1%), YPRR (1.71), and first-read share (30.8%). We'll see if that was a blip on the radar or a snippet of things to come. Odunze has just as good of a chance as Moore and Allen to pop off in Week 9. Arizona has been giving to perimeter wide receivers, allowing the fifth-highest PPR points per target and the fourth-highest passer rating when targeted.