12. DJ MOORE, CHICAGO BEARS
Justin Fields was not seeing the game well at all early in the year, and despite that, DJ Moore was still able to rack up 1,364 yards at 2.31 yards per route run. He has proven to be an exceptionally effective receiver in all areas regardless of quarterback during his career.
Moore’s career-best 2023 was also one of the best in franchise history. His 96 receptions are the eighth most ever, and his receiving yards are the fourth most.
22. KEENAN ALLEN, CHICAGO BEARS
Keenan Allen had 97 targets across his top seven games last season for the Chargers and racked up 1,243 yards in only 13 games. He was moved on because of a bloated contract he refused to take a pay cut on, but now, he brings one of the best route-running arsenals to Chicago to help rookie Caleb Williams.
Allen is coming off his sixth Pro Bowl season, and this 22nd ranking seems a bit too low to me. Perhaps they’re docking him because they aren’t expecting him to produce at his usual pace due to a rookie quarterback or a crowded offense. Or maybe they think at 32 years old he’s lost a step. He’s one of the very best working from the slot, and he figures to get plenty of snaps here in 2024 with When the Chicago Bears drafted Rome Odunze with the ninth overall pick, the conversation immediately started about whether or not the Bears had one of the better threesomes at receiver in the league.
Odunze joining DJ Moore and Keenan Allen gives Chicago its most talented trifecta at wideout in franchise history, but where would they rank league-wide? The Texans, Dolphins, 49ers, and Rams all have talented receiving corps, but a recent top 32 receiver ranking from Pro Football Focus has the Bears as the only team with three players listeÒ hid.the Bears.
29. ROME ODUNZE, CHICAGO BEARS
The third and final rookie to make these rankings, Rome Odunze would have been the first receiver drafted in most normal years but was the third off the board in this loaded draft class. Odunze brings an athletic profile to the table that can dominate NFL-level athletes and is especially good at winning contested catches.
Odunze may figure to be WR3 in target share, but his potential is through the roof. His competitive nature already has him looking towards a “race to a 1000 yards” with his two teammates, and he’s embracing this chance to learn from Allen and MooreOdunze may figure to be WR3 in target share, but his potential is through the roof. His competitive nature already has him looking towards a “race to a 1000 yards” with his two teammates, and he’s embracing this chance to learn from Allen and Moore.
