With the Jets having addressed their starting offensive line through free agency, Joe Douglas has given himself some added flexibility to use the 10th overall pick on another position, specifically wide receiver.
Depending on how the board falls through the first nine picks, Ben Solak of The Ringer picked Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze as the ‘ideal’ prospect for the Jets at 10th overall.
“Rome Odunze out of Washington,” said Solak when asked who his ideal prospect for the Jets would be. “I like Rome better than (Malik) Nabers. I expect Nabers to go first, but Rome’s the guy I prefer. They’re both unbelievable players. It’s a matter of preference and taste.
“So if Rome is the guy who goes third among receivers, after Marvin Harrison Jr., after Malik Nabers, I think his floor is 10, and if he makes it down there, that’s an excellent pick.”
In what is a loaded wide receiver class, depending on what big board you are looking at, Odunze is either the second or third-ranked overall receiver, behind Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison and competing with LSU’s Malik Nabers for that second ranking.
Measuring in at nearly 6-3 and weighing 212 pounds, Odunze put together a very impressive NFL Combine, posting a near-perfect Relative Athletic Score of 9.92, which included a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, along with elite vertical and shuttle numbers.
Odunze can line up both inside and out, having played about 75 percent of his career snaps from the boundary. Over the last two seasons, he has been targeted 250 times, catching 67 percent of those passes at 16.5 yards per catch with 20 touchdowns.
After eclipsing 1,100 receiving yards in 2022, Odunze posted a whopping 1,639 yards in 2023. He also averaged almost 18 yards per catch and scored 13 times. Odunze was PFF’s eighth-highest-graded wide receiver.
Finding a legitimate running mate for Garrett Wilson was always priority No. 2 on Douglas’ offseason to-do list after reshaping the offensive line. The Jets’ second leading receiver in 2023 was Allen Lazard with just 311 receiving yards.
Naturally, having Aaron Rodgers back should bolster the overall offensive production for the Jets, but having a second receiver to lean on and who can compliment Wilson, will help take some of the attention off of Wilson. It will also force the defense to defend the entire field, creating more spacing for the Jets’ pass-catchers to operate in and opportunities for Rodgers to exploit.
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