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The NFL Draft is rapidly approaching.
Teams have less than a month to finish evaluating their top options in this year’s class, hoping to find the best prospect for their organizations.
While some of the best prospects have been known for several seasons, others have emerged over the past year.
One such prospect is Rome Odunze, who had a tremendous season for Washington in 2023.
He and Michael Penix Jr. have both caught the eye of NFL analysts and scouts, including Brian Baldinger.
Baldinger recently gave a glowing endorsement for Odunze in a segment of NFL Total Access.
“Rome Odunze is ready to step into an NFL team, become the No. 1 wide receiver in some places, and put up big numbers,” Baldinger said.
“@RomeOdunze is ready to step into an NFL team, become the #1 wide receiver in some places, and put up big numbers” @BaldyNFL on which Rookie WR will have the biggest impact day 1 pic.twitter.com/6ExnWso8RH
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) April 3, 2024
In Baldinger’s mind, Odunze could be one of, if not the most impactful receiver in this class.
There are others, such as Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers that are also seen as elite, but they don’t present the same ceiling to Odunze, as Baldinger calls out.
He could make a day-one impact on the team that drafts him, potentially becoming their WR1 right away.
This is a tall task for any rookie player to do, but Odunze seems to have the drive and the skill-set to make this happen.
It will be interesting to see which team he ends up on, especially considering the number of talented prospects that are said to be near the top of the draft board.
This is a particularly deep quarterback and wide receiver draft class, so there could be a lot of surprises when picks are actually taking place.
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