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Week 14: In the Pac-12 title game, a rematch of their October thriller, Washington again outlasted Oregon, this time 34-31. Odunze was kept out of the end zone but did catch eight passes in 12 targets for 102 yards. He had a long of 34 yards. — JH
Week 13: For the second straight week, Odunze caught seven of 11 targets, and for the third straight the talented wideout snagged two touchdowns as Washington edged Washington State, 24-21, in the 115th version of the Apple Cup. His first TD catch came on a 39-yarder as he got behind the Cougars secondary. His second, a 21-yard strike, came on the final play of the third quarter. But Odunze's biggest play came late. With the score tied, and his offense facing 4th-and-1 from its own 29-yard line, Odunze took a reverse for 23 yards that eventually led to Washington's game-winning field goal. — JH
Week 12: For the second straight week, Odunze caught two touchdowns, as Washington squeaked by Oregon State, 22-20. Targeted 11 times, the WR caught seven passes for 106 yards. One of Odunze's scoring receptions was a 32-yard strike from Michael Penix near the end of the first half, to put Washington up, 22-10.
Week 11: Though he caught just three passes in Washington's home win over No. 18 Utah, 35-28, Odunze made the most of his limited opportunities, catching two touchdowns and racking up 111 yards receiving (37 yards per catch). He had a long of 44 yards.
Week 10: Washington outlasted USC 52-42, with Odunze grabbing five passes from Michael Penix Jr. for 82 yards, including a long of 26 yards.
Week 9: In the Huskies' 42-33 win over Stanford, the wideout caught six passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. In a somewhat uneven performance, Odunze also dropped a pass and fumbled.
Week 8: The star wideout was targeted 10 times and caught five passes against Arizona State for 82 yards. He was kept out of the end zone but Washinton still edged the host Sun Devils, 31-24. — JH
Week 7: The skilled Washington WR brought his talents to bear in the West Coast Game of the 21st Century. In Washington's showdown win over Oregon, Odunze was special, posting eight catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns. This performance, coming as it did in such a high-profile matchup, can only solidify, if not improve, his status heading into the 2024 draft. — JH
Week 6: DNP — Oregon had its bye week.
Week 5: Odunze collected five catches against Arizona for 64 yards as Washington stayed unbeaten with a tough 31-24 win over host Arizona. — JH
Week 4: The Huskies WR had a splendid day against Cal — the symmetry of five catches for 125 yards (a 25.0 average) is just to ideal to ignore. Two of those five catches went for TDs as Washington out-blitzed the Golden Bears 59-32. — JH
Week 3: Odunze was targeted 12 times, catching eight passes for 180 yards (22.5 average).
Week 2: Washington was victoriuos over Tulsa 43-10. Rome recorded seven catches for a total of 107 yards and a touchdown. His longest receiption was for 34 yards. The usually sure-handed receiver dropped two passes.
Week 1: Washington won their fisrt game vs. Boise State 56-19. Rome had a awesome first game of the season. He caught seven passes for 132 yards and one touchdown. Romeś longest reception was for 29 yards.
Week 0: DNP
HISTORY — from college profile
2023
Preseason All-America First Team (Athlon, Walter Camp)
2022
*All-American Third Team (Associated Press, Pro Football Focus)
*All-America Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
*All-Pac-12 First Team
*All-Pac-12 First Team (Associated Press, Phil Steele)
*CSC Academic All-District
*Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
*PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
*Pro Football Network All-Pac-12 First Team
*Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Played in 12 of 13 games, starting eight ... led the team in receiving yards (1,145) and was second in receptions (75) ... led the Pac-12 in receiving yards and was second in receptions per game ... 1,145 yards were fifth-most in UW single-season history ... 75 receptions were seventh-most in school history ... named to the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District team ... caught seven passes for 84 yards and a touchdown in a start against Kent State ... missed the Portland State game for precautionary/injury reasons ... three catches for 48 yards in the win over No. 11 Michigan State ... career day in the win over Stanford, catching eight passes for 161 yards and a touchdown ... eight catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns – 33 and nine yards – at UCLA ... third straight 100-yard game at Arizona State, finishing with a career-high nine receptions for 115 yards ... the first Husky since Reggie Williams (2003) to notch three straight 100-yard games ... became the first UW player ever to reach 100 receiving yards in four consecutive games, when he recorded a career-high 169 yards on nine receptions (matching his career) high, with two touchdowns, in the win over Arizona ... six catches for 63 yards in the win at Cal ... recorded his fifth 100-yard game of the season in the Oregon State win, catching seven passes for 102 yards ... six catches for 56 yards in the win at Oregon ... two receptions for 17 yards vs. Colorado ... five catches for 57 yards in the Alamo Bowl victory over Texas ... named the UW coaches' offensive skill player of the week three times during the season ... won the Most Outstanding Offensive Skill Player at the team's postseason awards banquet.
2021: Played in nine games, starting seven ... saw his first action of the season in the win over Cal, catching three passes for 56 yards ... started at Oregon State, where he had three catches for 20 yards ... four receptions for 58 yards, including his first career touchdown, vs. UCLA ... two catches for 17 yards, including one touchdown, in a start at Arizona ... six catches for 37 yards in the win at Stanford ... three receptions for 11 yards in a start vs. Oregon ... eight receptions for 82 yards in a start vs. Arizona State ... nine receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown at Colorado ... three catches for 69 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown reception, vs. WSU ... won the team's annual Apple Cup Play of the Game for that catch.
2020: Played in all four games during the 2020 season ... caught one pass for three yards in the opener vs. Oregon State ... earned first start vs. Stanford, and led all UW receivers with five catches for 69 yards.
High school: Attended Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas, NV ... named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada as a senior in 2019 ... also the MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year ... over his career, had 121 receptions for 2,699 yards and 31 touchdowns ... had 54 catches for 1,222 yards and 15 touchdowns over 13 games as a senior ... notched 100 yards receiving in 12 of 13 games and scored in all but one ... also returned 11 punts for an average of 22.1 yards per return, with two TDs ... as a junior, caught 60 passes for 1,347 yards and 15 TDs ... All-Southwest League first team as a junior, when he also earned a spot on the 4A all-state team ... listed by 247Sports as the No. 185 overall prospect and No. 32 wide receiver in the nation, as well as the No. 2 recruit in Nevada ... ranked the nation's No. 239 overall prospect and No. 44 receiver, and the No. 2 prospect in his state, by Rivals.com ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100" ... a standout sprinter on the track team ... named to the 2019 all-state team for track and field ... won the 4A state title in the 200 meters (21.25) and the 4x100 relay (41.36), and finished fourth in the 100 (10.67) as a junior in 2019 ... took second in the 4A state meet in the 4x200 as a freshman ... played football for coach Kenny Sanchez.
2022
rushing | ||||
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YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
75.0 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 61.0 | 1145.0 |
defensive | ||||||
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TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
puntReturns | ||||
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AVG | NO | TD | LONG | YDS |
0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2021
rushing | ||||
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YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
6.5 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
41.0 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 55.0 | 415.0 |
defensive | ||||||
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TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
2020
rushing | ||||
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YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
-5.3 | 0.0 | -16.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
receiving | ||||
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REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 72.0 |
Physical Attributes:
Proj Rd: | 2 |
Height: | 6026 |
Weight: | 211 |
Forty: | 4.46 |
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Pro Day Results:
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Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
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20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | -- |
Combine Results:
Cone: | -- |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
10: | -- |
20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | -- |