Who Should I Start? Jauan Jennings or Rome Odunze
Week 1 Projections
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jauan Jennings News
Thursday, May 28, 5:13 AM
Vikings wide receiver Jauan Jennings finished as a top 30 fantasy receiver in each of his past two seasons with the 49ers, but in signing a one-year deal with Minnesota well after the opening stages of free agency, his path to another WR3 finish is notably more clouded. Jennings' best year came in 2024 when a mid-season injury to Brandon Aiyuk and the precipitous drop-off of former All-Pro Deebo Samuel allowed him to lead the team in targets and end the year with a career-high 975 receiving yards. In Minnesota, he'll be playing alongside one of the league's premier receivers in Justin Jefferson and an upper-echelon WR2 in Jordan Addison, and an argument can also be made that his quarterback play will take a step back, even if Kyler Murray claims the starting job as expected. While in Arizona, Murray has only once supported his number one wide receiver to a top 25 fantasy season, and the top result he's ever gotten from a secondary receiver was A.J. Green's WR40 finish in 2021. With Jennings potentially running as the third receiver in Minnesota, it's likely he'll be a better real-life than fantasy player in 2026, and with the market already cooler on him than he seemed to anticipate, he'll test free agency one more time in 2027, but on the cusp of turning 30. At RotoBaller's dynasty WR65, he can still provide usable depth in the face of bye weeks and injuries, but it's likely his best fantasy days are behind him.
Week 1 Projections
| Fant. Pts. |
Rush. Yds. |
Rush TD |
Rec. | Rec. Yds. |
Rec TD |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rome Odunze News
Wednesday, June 3, 4:44 PM
Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (foot) had a somewhat alarming answer on Wednesday when he was asked when his injured foot from last season felt normal again, saying, "This is my new normal. And it's not from a standpoint that I'm always in pain, but the way my foot broke there's callouses in there that create a different type of foot structure with those bones -- different types of things that kind of shift things around. So my new normal is kind of what I am going into." It's not exactly what you want to hear from a third-year player and former first-rounder who played in just 12 regular-season games in 2025 due to his foot injury. The former ninth overall pick in 2024 out of the University of Washington looked to be on his way to a Year 2 breakout last season after catching 20 passes for 296 yards and five touchdowns in his first four games, but he only had one 100-yard game and one touchdown the rest of the way while missing five games. There is less competition for targets in Chicago now that DJ Moore is in Buffalo, but second-year wideout Luther Burden III and tight end Colston Loveland are both capable of much larger roles. Odunze may never live up to his draft capital as a top-10 pick, and he's most definitely a faller heading into his third NFL season.
Jauan Jennings vs. Rome Odunze
Still trying to decide between Jennings and Odunze? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Jauan Jennings is projected to score 0.0 points this week while Rome Odunze is projected to score 0.0 points.
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