Wide receiver Rome Odunze, Washington, Round 1, Pick 9

With Allen and DJ Moore, the Bears are the one NFL staff with two receivers who each compiled not less than 1,200 yards final season. Allen completed eleventh within the league with 1,243 yards, whereas Moore was sixth with a career-high 1,364 yards.

Odunze hopes to be taught from Allen and Moore.

“They have been veterans within the league, been doing nicely for themselves for a very long time, so absorb all the data that I can and be taught from them and hopefully go on the market and make some performs too,” Odunze mentioned. “I simply got here from a large receiver trio that was capable of have loads of success at my school, so I believe we will simply do the identical actual factor, however on the subsequent degree.

“While you take a look at Keenan’s recreation, how full it’s, while you take a look at DJ Moore, how he is capable of compete within the league at a excessive degree for a very long time now, the chances are infinite of what I can be taught. That is why I say I’ll go in there and absorb all the data I can and be taught as a lot as I can from them, as a result of they’re already two very established, very elite receivers within the league.”

Odunze is assured the Bears are heading in the right direction and is raring to assist them proceed to ascend.

“Chicago has continued to develop, continued to get higher as a staff and the aim for them I do know already is the Tremendous Bowl,” Odunze mentioned. “We’ll make strides in the direction of that, to have that success, and we’ll construct brick-by-brick to go accomplish that.”

Odunze grew up in Las Vegas and was named the Nevada Gatorade Participant of the 12 months as a senior at Bishop Gorman Excessive Faculty after catching 54 passes for 1,222 yards and 15 TDs. He was additionally named All-State in observe after successful the state title within the 200-meter race.

As a child, Odunze was an enormous Devin Hester fan, telling reporters he wore No. 23 when he performed youth soccer.

“He had this tape on YouTube that I performed back-to-back,” Odunze mentioned. “I do not understand how I stumbled upon it, however he had this tape to a Lil Wayne observe, and I in all probability watched it over 100 instances of him returning kicks, returning kicks within the Tremendous Bowl. That simply actually impressed me.”

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