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• Bears' Rome Odunze: WRs to Start

  14H ago • By Jamey Eisenberg

  Caleb Williams (hamstring) is expected to return for Chicago in Week 6 at Atlanta after being out for the past three games, and hopefully that leads to quality production for Burden and Odunze. Kalif Raymond and Colston Loveland should benefit as well, but I'm hoping Williams leans on Burden and Odunze in this game. Burden should be considered a No. 2 Fantasy receiver in the majority of leagues, and he has scored at least 11.4 PPR points in two of his past three outings. And Odunze has only scored double digits in PPR once this season, which was Week 4 against the Jets, but he has 16 targets in his past two contests. I like Odunze as a high-end No. 3 Fantasy receiver. The Falcons are No. 6 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and four times this season a pair of receivers on the same team have scored at least 11.2 PPR points, including Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker in Week 2, Christian Watson and Matthew Golden in Week 3, Chris Olave and Devaughn Vele in Week 4 and Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman in Week 5.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Three catches in Week 5 loss

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze brought in three of nine targets for 40 yards in the Bears' 31-7 loss to the Packers on Sunday. He also lost a fumble. Odunze finished second in receiving yards with a team-high target total, and he endured an inefficient afternoon overall while working with Tyson Bagent as his quarterback for a second straight game. Odunze did take two of his receptions for first downs, and he extended his season-opening streak of recording at least one catch of 20-plus yards. The talented deep threat will look for a higher catch rate and better ball security in a Week 6 road matchup against the Falcons that could mark the return of Caleb Williams from his hamstring injury.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: WRs to Sit

  8D ago • By Jamey Eisenberg

  Odunze had his best game of the season in Week 4 against the Jets with six catches for 94 yards on seven targets, and maybe he'll have the best connection with Tyson Bagent, who is expected to start again in Week 5 at Green Bay with Caleb Williams (hamstring) out. I would use Odunze as a starter in three-receiver leagues, but I still have faith in Luther Burden III being the best receiver for Chicago. Colston Loveland and Kalif Raymond will also be in the mix, and Odunze scored 7.4 PPR points or less in each of the first three games this season. He's only faced Green Bay twice in his career, and he combined for just eight catches for 83 yards over that span.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Season-best game with Bagent

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze caught six of seven targets for 94 yards in Sunday's 23-12 win over the Jets. Odunze led the Bears in receiving yards while finishing two targets shy of Colston Loveland's team-high total as Tyson Bagent threw for 268 yards. This was the first time Odunze exceeded 52 receiving yards in a game this season, as he showed nice chemistry with the third QB to start a game for the Bears this season. Odunze's outlook is unlikely to change significantly whether the Bears get Caleb Williams (hamstring) back or stick with Bagent for Week 5 at Green Bay.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Three more catches in win

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze secured three of six targets for 44 yards in the Bears' 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday night. Odunze was relegated to a complementary role in the 20-point victory, finishing fourth in receptions and third in both receiving yards and targets for the Bears on the night. While Odunze entered the season as the presumptive No. 1 receiver, veteran offseason addition Kalif Raymond, who had familiarity with head coach Ben Johnson's scheme from their mutual time with the Lions, has enjoyed an expanded role over the first three games while gathering in an impressive 19 of 21 targets. Conversely, Odunze is averaging a career-best 17.4 yards per reception but has a modest eight catches and no touchdowns through three games, numbers he'll look to significantly boost during a Week 4 home matchup against the Jets on Sunday.

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