Who Should I Start? Rome Odunze or Harold Fannin Jr.

Saturday, October 18, 12:11 PM

Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze is coming off a quiet Week 6, recording just two catches for 32 yards. However, his day could have been much bigger, as Odunze had an 11-yard touchdown negated by a penalty and narrowly missed on a few deep connections with Caleb Williams. Despite the down week, the second-year receiver is still in the midst of a breakout season, totaling 328 yards and five touchdowns in five games, ranking as the WR7 on a per-game basis. Odunze draws a favorable matchup in Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints, who have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to wide receivers this season. With the Saints' defense surrendering big performances to WR1s like Marvin Harrison Jr., Jauan Jennings, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba so far this season, Odunze is in a prime bounce-back spot. He should be viewed as a high-end WR2 this week, with significant big-play upside against a struggling Saints secondary.

Friday, October 17, 7:17 PM

Cleveland Browns tight end Harold Fannin Jr. turned in a big performance in his team's Week 6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, catching seven of his 10 targets for 81 yards. He has a chance to build on that performance in Week 7's home game against the Miami Dolphins. Fannin is lined up to see an increased role against Miami as the Browns have already ruled David Njoku (knee) out for Sunday. He should see plenty of work from Dillon Gabriel, who has targeted Fannin and Njoku a combined 29 times over his two starts. Fannin sets up as a top-10 fantasy tight end against a Miami defense that is allowing the sixth-most fantasy points per game to his position this year.