The Chicago Bears will have a challenging choice to make in the NFL draft if wide receiver Rome Odunze is available at the No. 9 pick.
Odunze’s talent is as unquestionable as it is verifiable, after he led the nation in receiving yards during the 2023 season and played all the way until the final whistle sounded in the National Championship Game. If Chicago ultimately drafts him, the Bears will land a potentially generational player and franchise tentpole for the next decade or more. However, the trade offers likely to flood the front office if Odunze is available with the 9th pick may be too difficult to pass up
Mina Kimes of ESPN and Chris Simms of NBC Sports collaborated on a “War Room Mock Draft” for the upcoming first round on April 9. In this exercise, Kimes suggested a potential trade offer to the Bears for the 9th pick, if Odunze is still available.