Fantasy Life Articles on Rome Odunze
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From Weeks 9-13, Odunze ranked 81st in yards per route run (1.10)... His usage changed during that stretch, too, which coincided with his own injury and the emergence of Luther Burden... most of the designed/schemed looks in this offense went to Burden and Loveland. Odunze was seeing a lot of the downfield usage, averaging over 100 air yards per game, but Williams completed just 39% of his deep passes. As a result, Odunze's overall catchable target rate was just 59% (12th-lowest among WRs with at least 150 routes). Meanwhile, Odunze actually led the NFL in targets deemed inaccurate during his active weeks (21).
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Odunze's role shifted to downfield routes in Weeks 9-13; Williams' 39% deep completion rate hurt.
Odunze's role shifted dramatically in Weeks 9-13 as he played through a foot injury and Luther Burden emerged. His in-route percentage dropped from 16% (Weeks 1-8) to 11.1% (Weeks 9-13), while go-route percentage spiked from 12.2% to 21.1%. This coincided with Ben Johnson's scheme shifting designed/schemed looks toward Burden and Loveland. Additionally, Odunze was seeing downfield usage (averaging over 100 air yards per game) but Caleb Williams completed just 39% of his deep passes, resulting in Odunze's overall catchable target rate of just 59% (12th-lowest among WRs with 150+ routes) and leading the NFL in inaccurate targets (21) during his active weeks.
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