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<\/p>\nThe Las Vegas Raiders don\u2019t have a major need at wide receiver but there\u2019s at least one top prospect who would like to join the team. Washington\u2018s Rome Odunze is considered one of the top three wide receiver prospects in the 2024 NFL draft and he\u2019s a Las Vegas native.<\/p>\n
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He admitted that he wants to play for the Raiders and would like to team up with his college quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a fan of the Raiders, and you know being in my hometown, I\u2019m a big fan already,\u201d Odunze told Pro Football Talk\u2019s Mike Florio in an April 18 interview. \u201cI\u2019m a very city-orientated young man, so I definitely wouldn\u2019t mind putting on that silver and learning from Davante Adams. Hopefully, they get my boy Penix or someone back there slinging the ball as well, that would be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Penix has commonly been linked to the Raiders so there\u2019s a chance he\u2019ll get drafted by the team but Odunze\u2019s chances are much lower. First, the wide receiver will likely be selected before the Raiders pick at No. 13. Second, the team doesn\u2019t have a big enough need at wide receiver to use a first-round pick on one, especially with much more pressing needs.<\/p>\n
While Rome Odunze likely won\u2019t get the opportunity to play with Davante Adams, his game is already very similar to the three-time All-Pro, according to an NFL scout.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s Davante Adams to me, but bigger,\u201d an anonymous NFL scout said of Odunze, per an April 2 X post from Bleacher Report\u2019s Jordan Schultz. \u201cWatch his releases at the line of scrimmage. There\u2019s some of the same basketball footwork as Adams. Rome\u2019s a classic X, he\u2019s a day one star.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s high praise for Odunze and the Raiders pairing him with Adams would give them an elite wide receiver duo. However, Jakobi Meyers played very well last season and proved to be a capable No. 2 wide receiver. He\u2019s under contract for at least two more seasons so there\u2019s no reason to be looking for a replacement.<\/p>\n
The Raiders won\u2019t be in the market for Odunze now but his fandom of the team is worth noting if he becomes a free agent in the future.<\/p>\n
Interesting Rome Odunze comp from a longtime NFL scout I spoke with: \u201cHe\u2019s Davante Adams to me, but bigger. Watch his releases at the line of scrimmage. There\u2019s some of the same basketball footwork as Adams. Rome\u2019s a classic X, he\u2019s a day one star.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWashington WR Rome Odunze has a top 30 visit tomorrow with the #Jets<\/a>, per source. <\/p>\n
New York picks at 10. Aaron Rodgers \u27a1\ufe0f Garrett Wilson and Odunze? \ud83d\udc40\u2708\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/ytZHRNuv9B<\/a><\/p>\n
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n