Grading Chicago Bears rookie class after quarter point of 2024 season
2. Rome Odunze
It is hard to walk away from the first four games of Rome Odunze and not say that you want more. We have seen spurts and moments where he has lived up to his drafted expectations. Odunze had 112 yards in Week 3.
However, in the other three games, he has 4 catches for 54 yards combined.
It does not help that Malik Nabers had 386 yards, Brian Thomas had 275 yards, Marvin Harrison Jr. had 243 yards, and even Ladd McConkey had 176 yards while Odunze is at 166, fifth-most amongst rookies.
Some of this is because he is not the best receiver on his roster, where the others typically are. He also played through an injury in week two. Lastly, he has been open at times, but Williams has not had a good enough deep ball.
Still, for a top-ten pick, the consistency is not there and that is the most concerning.