The last pro-caliber prospects ever from the Pac-12 will soon hear their names called in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The conference’s final college football season saw Rome Odunze shred defenses as part of a stacked wide receiving corps. But for fans wanting to know more about the wideout, here’s an overview.
How Tall Is Rome Odunze?
Odunze checks in at 6’3″ ahead of the draft, making him one of the event’s tallest receiving options.
He’s played at that height since high school, already possessing that stature when he starred for Las Vegas-based Bishop Gorman High.
Odunze was one of the taller WR prospects who performed at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He joined the likes of Marvin Harrison Jr., Brian Thomas Jr., and Keon Coleman as towering options who showed off their skills in front of scouts and front office personnel at Lucas Oil Stadium.
How Much Does Odunze Weigh?
Odunze comes in at 215 pounds ahead of the draft’s first night.
Even in his prep days, Odunze was always above the 200-pound mark. He played at 205 pounds ahead of his senior season for the Gaels.
Odunze never surpassed the 215-pound mark throughout his time in college.
How Old Is Odunze?
The towering WR is one of the younger prospects in the upcoming draft class.
He’s entering the league at 21 years of age. Odunze was born on June 3, 2002, in Las Vegas to parents James and Necia Odunze.
This also means he’ll be 22 by the time he enters his first NFL training camp in July 2024.
What School Did Odunze Go To?
Odunze developed into one of the more dominating receivers to ever emerge from the University of Washington.
He made an early verbal commitment to the Huskies, announcing his decision on Aug. 12, 2019. Once he signed his National Letter of Intent for the 2020 class, the Huskies were locking in the state of Nevada’s No. 2 ranked prospect by 247Sports.
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Odunze turned down scholarships from Alabama (who now has his former CFB head coach Kalen DeBoer), Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, and Oregon to play for the Huskies.
Right away, Odunze showed he was beyond ready for college-level defenses.
Revisiting Odunze’s College Football Career
Odunze immediately got his feet wet in the UW offense as a true freshman. He played in four games during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign and caught six passes for 72 yards.
He worked his way into the two-deep in 2021 and parlayed the opportunity into 41 passes for 415 yards and scoring four touchdowns.
Odunze, though, skyrocketed into stardom in 2022. He crossed the 1,000-yard threshold that season for the first time (1,145 yards). He reeled in 75 catches and scored seven times while averaging 15.3 yards per catch in his breakout campaign.
Then, after opting to play in DeBoer’s offense for one more season, Odunze went on to shatter all of his previous best totals. He snatched 92 receptions, racked up 1,640 receiving yards, and crossed the end zone 13 times … all while becoming one of the nation’s most dominating wideouts.
What Is Odunze’s Potential in the NFL?
“Elite” was the first word PFN’s NFL Draft Analyst Ian Cummings used to describe Odunze’s strengths.
Odunze was immensely productive in the Seattle region. Cummings identified Odunze’s long-strider approach in his routes as one reason why he’s so explosive. However, Cummings’ 4.45 time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine wasn’t considered an elite mark by many who watched him accelerate through the drill.
But despite not landing in the 4.3 range in his 40 time, Odunze showed plenty of game speed during his college career. Cummings adds that Odunze regularly pulls off acrobatic catches through incredible body control — which makes his hands one of his primary strengths.
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Overall, Cummings is among many predicting Odunze will be among the first wide receivers taken on Day 1 of the draft.
“Rome Odunze grades out as a top-15 and early-to-mid first-round prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft and is arguably a top-three WR prospect with Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers. He’s worthy of top-10 capital for a WR-needy team and has the tools to change an NFL offense,” Cummings writes.
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