{"id":46883,"date":"2026-08-15T15:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46883"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:48:22","slug":"wide-range-of-outcomes-in-2026-and-you-dont-want-to-be-on-the-wrong-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46883","title":{"rendered":"Wide Range of Outcomes in 2026 And You Don&#8217;t Want to be on the Wrong Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-cdn.flipboard.com\/profootballnetwork.com\/bfff82d0703c31404d2d105fe7f74eae0c77f9ea\/_xlarge.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many offenses in the NFL these days that generate as much optimism within the fantasy football community as the Chicago Bears. This is a team clearly on the rise, and with a young nucleus, the ceiling really might be the roof. How does Rome Odunze fit into the production puzzle in 2026 and beyond? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<h2>Should You Draft Rome Odunze in Fantasy Football?<\/h2>\n<h3>Odunze\u2019s Redraft Fantasy Football Value<\/h3>\n<p>Odunze was selected with the ninth overall pick in 2024 after consecutive 1,100+ yard seasons at Washington and boasting an NFL-ready body (6\u20193\u201d and 214 pounds). As a pro, however, life hasn\u2019t been quite as easy.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged just 8.5 PPG as a rookie and has posted a sub-54% catch rate in both of his seasons in the Windy City. Some of that is to be expected given his skill set (14.3 career aDOT, with 41.4% of his targets coming at least 15 yards downfield) and the integration of a young quarterback. We saw signs of extreme growth last September (a TD in four straight games to open the season, a stretch that saw him earn 8.8 targets per game), but that faded a bit as Luther Burden\u2019s star began to rise.<\/p>\n<p>For the Bears to level up the way that we all think is possible, Odunze is going to be a part of it, and that is why he\u2019s a fine pick in the early sixth round of redraft leagues this season. That lands him in the Carnell Tate, Mike Evans, and Christian Watson tier\u2014a grouping of receivers where nothing is safe to assume for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Five Players to Fade in Your Fantasy Football Draft\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCy5rCBxCtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is where he belongs, though I\u2019d caution against overexposing yourself to him at this cost. Not only is there opportunity cost (personally, this falls in the \u201conesie\u201d sweet spot for me with players like Tyler Warren, Tucker Kraft, Jayden Daniels, and Joe Burrow being on the board), but what is a realistic volume projection?<\/p>\n<p>Burden (lingering groin injury, but expected to be on the field Week 1) and Colston Loveland, for me at least, rank slightly ahead of him in the target hierarchy in Chicago, and D\u2019Andre Swift averages a tick over three receptions per game for his career. That calls into question his floor, and that\u2019s before we even consider the defensive issues (22nd in third-down conversion rate and 29th in yards per play) that could keep this offense sidelined for extended stretches.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in on the idea of this profile growing with this offense, but the price is closer to expensive than a bargain right now, and that has me not making this click with regularity.<\/p>\n<h3>Odunze\u2019s Dynasty Fantasy Football Value<\/h3>\n<p>I think he is a talented player, but so does everyone else in your league. My take for dynasty pretty much mirrors my take in redraft in that I\u2019m not betting against him as much as I am betting on the players around him.<\/p>\n<p>An athletic QB like Williams naturally comes with a smaller passing pie, and I\u2019m just not sold that Odunze\u2019s piece of the action is going to be enough to justify how he is currently being viewed.<\/p>\n<p>His price is a bit inflated because of the draft capital that this team spent on him in 2024 and the fact that Ben Johnson is a genius. However, over the past decade, the WR1 playing next to a tight end who scored 15+ PPR PPG for a season finished, on average, as fantasy\u2019s WR24.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s fine and wouldn\u2019t kill you, but most don\u2019t believe that Odunze is the WR1 in this offense long-term\u2014potentially as soon as this year. Wanting a piece of a unit like this makes sense and is, directionally, the right idea; but at cost, you\u2019re taking on risks in the volume department that aren\u2019t properly dragging down his value within the industry the way I believe they should.<\/p>\n<p>What could you get in a package where you send Odunze away? 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