Rome Odunze

Rome Odunze (born June 3, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Huskies.

Rome Odunze
Washington Huskies – No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-06-03) June 3, 2002
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight211 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBishop Gorman
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Odunze attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] As a senior in 2019, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Nevada after recording 54 catches for 1,222 yards and 15 touchdowns.[2] For his career, he had 121 receptions for 2,699 yards and 31 touchdowns. Odunze committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[3][4]

College career

As a true freshman at Washington in 2020, Odunze played in all four games and had six receptions for 72 yards. As a sophomore in 2021, he started seven of nine games, recording 41 receptions for 415 yards and four touchdowns.[5][6] He returned to Washington as a starter in 2022.[7]

As a junior in 2022, he led the team in receiving yards with 1,145, the fifth-most in single-season history for Washington. Odunze also led the Pac-12 in receiving yards and was second in receptions per game.[8]

Statistics
Season Games Receiving Rushing Kick returns
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
Washington Huskies
2020 4167212.003-16-5.30000.00
2021 974141510.142136.50000.00
2022 128751,14515.37362.01100.00
2023 553260819.0411414.0128743.51
Career[9]30211542,24014.5159171.9238729.01

References
  1. Notes: Wide receiver Rome Odunze breaks out for Bishop Gorman
  2. Bishop Gorman’s Rome Odunze named Gatorade player of year
  3. Rome Odunze, another prized four-star wideout, verbally commits to Washington
  4. Bishop Goman (Nev.) 4-star WR Rome Odunze commits to Washington
  5. The re-recruitment of Rome Odunze: ‘The only thing you’re going to see is success
  6. When adversity hit, rising UW Huskies wide receiver Rome Odunze hit back
  7. Time to Pull the Wraps Off Odunze and Let Him Flourish
  8. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  9. "Rome Odunze College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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