Rome Odunze vs Zay Flowers: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Rome Odunze (Chicago Bears) finished the 2025 season averaging 10.3 fantasy points per game in 12 games. Zay Flowers (Baltimore Ravens) came in at 11.8 PPG over 17 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Zay Flowers carries a 1.5-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Target volume is the story here. Zay Flowers saw 118 targets in 2025, while Rome Odunze drew 90. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Zay Flowers, even in weeks where Rome Odunze posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
One scheduling note: Rome Odunze is off Week 7 and Zay Flowers Week 14. If these two are on your roster, you will need a fill-in wide receiver for both weeks. DraftCall flags bye conflicts so you can plan ahead rather than panic on waivers.
