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Rome Odunze is rated 82 overall at wide receiver in Madden NFL 27, placing him tenth on the Bears roster; this reflects his status as a key receiving target in the game's ratings.

Kyle Zeigler highlights Rome Odunze as offering better value than Luther Burden III at WR29 in ECR following DJ Moore's trade. Through the first eight weeks last season, Odunze ranked eighth in yards per route run, eighth in targets per route run, fourth in first downs per route run, and sixth in fantasy points per route run among 37 qualifying wide receivers (minimum 200 routes run). Despite playing through a foot injury that caused production decline, Zeigler notes if Odunze is healthy and gets comfortable with his "new normal," there's a real path for him to be the most targeted Bears wide receiver.

Rome Odunze has looked sharp over the past two days of training camp. He addressed health concerns after previous 'new normal' comments that had sparked overreaction, clarifying his status heading into the season.

Bears WR Rome Odunze clarified earlier comments about a 'new normal,' explicitly stating his foot is 'completely fine' and 'feels great.' The source notes he explains rather than backtracks, confirming that foot health is not an issue heading into the season.

Rome Odunze has looked sharp over the first two days of training camp. The wideout addressed health concerns after his earlier 'new normal' comments, clarifying his status heading into the season.

Odunze enters a notable third-year window that's historically produced a wave of first-time top-12 wide receiver breakouts league-wide. He was performing at a true low-end WR1 pace through the first ten weeks of last season before a foot injury derailed the rest of his year. One the source directly prefers him over a more nationally hyped receiver prospect elsewhere purely because of a clearly better surrounding environment, while the other views him as one of the best value picks in the entire draft at his current price, provided the foot injury is fully behind him.

Odunze enters a notable third-year window that's historically produced a wave of first-time top-12 wide receiver breakouts league-wide. He was performing at a true low-end WR1 pace through the first ten weeks of last season before a foot injury derailed the rest of his year. One the source directly prefers him over a more nationally hyped receiver prospect elsewhere, purely because of a clearly better surrounding environment, while the other views him as one of the best value picks in the entire draft at his current price, provided the foot injury is fully behind him.

Following DJ Moore's departure to Buffalo, the Chicago Bears are looking for Odunze to take another step in his third season (2026). The source notes enthusiasm is growing in Bears camp around Odunze's role within the offensive core alongside Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson.

Odunze clarified his "new normal" comment following a 2025 foot injury, stating "I'm completely fine" and that the phrase had "a bunch of connotations of like chronic and severe, like never going to be the same. It's not like that at all." He reported his foot feels great and he doesn't think about it anymore. Training camp observers noted he was moving at full speed and looked "much quicker than he did at any point during the 2025 season." Press Taylor confirmed "He looks like he's moving around really well" and said the movement was so smooth that "if he hadn't said anything, I don't know that you necessarily would have noticed through the spring the way he was moving." Odunze stated "I feel amazing."

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.

Odunze's first eight weeks of 2025 were dominant: 23% TPRR, 26% target share, 15.5 PPR PPG (10th among qualified WRs), 5 touchdowns, and 42% of Chicago's end-zone targets (eighth-highest rate in football). Since 2024, his 27 end-zone targets rank seventh in all of football, indicating significant touchdown upside as Chicago's offense continues to ascend.

Odunze has clear touchdown upside; since 2024, his 27 end-zone targets rank seventh in all of football, and there is potential for Chicago's offense to continue ascending in 2026.

Odunze was seeing a lot of downfield usage (averaging over 100 air yards per game) but Caleb Williams completed just 39% of his deep passes; Odunze's overall catchable target rate was just 59% (12th-lowest among WRs with at least 150 routes), and he led the NFL in targets deemed inaccurate during his active weeks (21).

From Weeks 1-8 of 2025, Odunze was dominant with a 23% TPRR and 26% target share, averaging 15.5 PPR PPG (10th among qualified WRs); he found the end zone five times during the first eight games while accounting for 42% of Chicago's end-zone targets (eighth-highest rate in football), appearing on track for a breakout season.