Production & Fantasy Finishes
Odunze caught 44 balls for 661 yards and 6 TDs across 12 games last year. He finished 27th among WRs in both PPR and half-PPR points per game.
Odunze’s 2025 got off to a hot start: 20 catches, 296 yards, and 5 TDs over his first four games. Only two WRs scored more fantasy points over that stretch.
But Odunze went cold the rest of the way, due at least in part to a lingering foot injury. He ranked 55th among WRs in PPR points per game from Week 5 on.
Usage & Role
Odunze operated as Chicago’s top WR when he was on the field last year. Across his 12 games, he led the team with a:
- 79.7% route rate
- 0.24 targets per route
- 21.9% target share
That target share ranked 21st among WRs league-wide.
Odunze was used primarily downfield, rocking a 14.3-yard average target depth. His 1,257 air yards in 12 games ranked fourth among all WRs.
Odunze was also featured near the end zone. Through Week 13, he ranked:
- 14th among WRs in red-zone targets (11)
- 16th in targets inside the 10-yard line (5)
- fifth in end-zone targets (11)
It was a valuable fantasy role that landed Odunze 12th among WRs in expected PPR points per game.
Efficiency & Regression
Odunze ranked 12th in expected PPR points per game but just 27th in actual points per game. He was the eighth-biggest underachiever at the position.
QB Caleb Williams deserves plenty of blame. He ranked 39th among 42 qualifying QBs in on-target pass percentage. Odunze’s 59% catchable target rate ranked 72nd among 76 WRs with 50+ targets.
But Odunze also dropped four passes (8.3% drop rate) and came down with just seven of 18 contested targets (38.9%).
He finished 38th among 76 qualifying WRs in yards per route and 36th in Pro Football Focus receiving grade.
Offensive Context
The 2025 Bears finished sixth in total yards and ninth in points. It was a run-leaning offense, ranking:
- 24th in pass rate
- 21st in neutral pass rate
- 20th in pass rate over expected
But the Bears ranked sixth in offensive pace (seconds per play) and second in total plays. That vaulted them to 10th in pass attempts.
Historical Production & Trends
Odunze climbed from 8.6 PPR points per game as a 2024 rookie to 12.2 last year.
Some of that jump came from a big improvement in Chicago’s offense (28th to ninth in points). But Odunze’s individual metrics also improved:
Odunze was the ninth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft after racking up 2,785 yards and 20 TDs over his final two seasons at Washington.
Injury History & Durability
Odunze missed the final five games of the regular season with what was reported as a stress fracture in his left foot. It’s unclear exactly when the injury occurred, but he appeared on the injury report with a heel as early as Week 9.
Odunze returned for Chicago’s two playoff games and did not need offseason surgery. But he admitted in early June that the foot still doesn’t feel back to normal.
“It’s not from a standpoint that I’m always in pain, but the way my foot broke there’s callouses in there that, like, creates a different type of foot structure with those bones. Different types of things that kind of shift things around,” Odunze said.
That will be a situation to monitor this summer.
