MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 04: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a touchdown pass while D.J. Reed #4 of the New York Jets defends during the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Jets Meeting With a ‘Bigger’ Davante Adams‘Day One Star’: Report.
The New York Jets are hosting Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze for a top-30 visit on Wednesday, April 3 per Bleacher Report NFL Insider Jordan Schultz.
A longtime NFL scout told Schultz that Odunze is “Davante Adams to me, but bigger. Watch his releases at the line of scrimmage. There’s some of the same basketball footwork as Adams. Rome’s a classic X, he’s a day one star.”
The Jets Can Get the Next Best Thing at Wide Receiver
Gang Green wanted to pursue the real Davante Adams this offseason.
They attempted to trade for him this past season but the Las Vegas Raiders balked. Adam Schefter of ESPN said back in November that he expects the Jets “will make another run” to acquire Adams during the offseason.
At the beginning of the offseason, the Raiders made it clear they had no intentions to deal him. Plus New York ended up signing free agent wideout Mike Williams to a one-year deal for $10 million with $8.3 million of that guaranteed.If the Jets can’t land Adams this offseason, Odunze may be the next best thing.
Odunze, 21, got exponentially better in each of his four collegiate seasons at Washington. Every year he improved in every major statistical category including catches, yards, receiving yards per reception, and touchdowns.
The final campaign of his college run was magnificent. He recorded 92 receptions for 1,640 receiving yards and he hauled in 13 touchdowns.Jets Have a Chance to Reach a New Level on Offense
The green and white hold the No. 10 overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic said it “feels unlikely” that any of the top three wideouts make it to that point. The consensus big three at the position are the aforementioned Odunze, Marvin Harrison Jr out of Ohio State, and Malik Nabers out of LSU.
However, Rosenblatt did say that the “most likely” of the three wide receivers to reach pick No. 10 is Odunze, “even if it’s a small chance.”
