Michael Penix Jr. and Rome Odunze of the Washington Huskies both were selected in the top 10 of the NFL Draft on Thursday night with Penix going to the Atlanta Falcons with the ninth pick, and Odunze to the Chicago Bears at No. 10 overall.
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and wide receiver Rome Odunze of the Washington Huskies were both selected in the top 10 with consecutive selections in the NFL Draft on Thursday night.Penix was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons with Odunze going 10th overall to the Chicago Bears.The connection between Penix and Odunze helped power the Huskies offense the last two seasons as Washington made it to the National Championship game against the University of Michigan in January.
Penix was the fourth quarterback to be selected in the draft behind USC's Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall, LSU's Jayden Daniels second to the Washington Commanders, and North Carolina's Drake Maye third to the New England Patriots.Odunze was the second receiver off the board behind Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. at No. 4 overall. Odunze gets to join Williams in Chicago as the Bears had two selections in the top ten.
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