Washington’s Rome Odunze Dropped Arguably the Best Quote From the NFL Combine

Washington receiver and NFL prospect Rome Odunze was asked a strange question during a session with the media on Friday at the NFL scouting combine.

He handled it perfectly.

“Do you think you can land a plane in case of an emergency?” the reporter asked.

“Absolutely not,” Odunze said. “We are going down. All souls have perished.”

.@RomeOdunze's self-awareness rating 📈😂 @UW_Football | #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/wQ6V17eeuV

— NFL (@NFL) March 1, 2024

Brilliant.

Odunze, who hauled in 92 receptions for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Huskies last season, is projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft.

After his funny quip, Odunze’s draft stock went up in the eyes of many in the NFL world:

This answer is a green flag https://t.co/7PPcDgzEAg

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 1, 2024

WR1 https://t.co/rY73hzAUJy

— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) March 1, 2024

Broncos could use this level of Self Awareness https://t.co/VKJpwyfv5w

— 🄱🄾🄶🄶🄸🄽🅂 (@Mr_Boggins) March 1, 2024

Rome Odunze- Great receiver, not a great emergency pilot. pic.twitter.com/IoxytCqt2H

— Matt Owen (@ProfessorO_NFL) March 1, 2024

That's my future WR1 lmao

— Terrence ✨️ (@Terrbear2K24) March 1, 2024

Marvin Harrison Jr., “WR1”: refuses to speak to the media, ghosts the entire combine

Rome Odunze: https://t.co/8BoQm7H4R3

— Sam Sherman (@Sherman_FFB) March 1, 2024