Bears select Washington receiver Rome Odunze with No. 9 overall pick in 2024 NFL Draft

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (670 The Score) – With the No. 9 overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Bears gave new quarterback Caleb Williams a dynamic weapon.

Chicago selected Washington receiver Rome Odunze at No. 9 overall Thursday evening, about an hour after the franchise took Williams at No. 1 overall.

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound Odunze hauled in 92 receptions for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He joins a wide receiver group with the Bears that also features DJ Moore and Keenan Allen, the NFL's lone tandem to each surpass 1,200 receiving yards in the 2023 season.

"We can do special things," Odunze said of joining forces with Williams, Moore and Allen.

The Bears selected Odzune with their own first-round selection. Chicago owned the No. 1 overall pick courtesy of a trade with Carolina in 2023.

The Bears currently hold two more selections in this draft – No. 75 overall in the third round and No. 122 overall in the fourth round. The second and third rounds of the NFL Draft will be held Friday evening.

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