Ja'Marr Chase

Cincinnati Bengals·#1

Pos WRHt 6'0"Wt 205 lbExp 5 yrCollege LSU

Updated September 21, 2026

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Model Score

96.0 MODEL

2021

93.0

2022

90.7

2023

89.0

2024

96.0

2025

96.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Ja'Marr Chase Injury StatusNot listed

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report as of Sep 20. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Ja'Marr Chase Stats This Season · 1 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

12.0

Yds/Gm

3.2

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

-0.175

EPA / target

0.0 yd

Avg separation

0.0 yd

Avg cushion

0.0

YAC over exp

0.0%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 5 · Cincinnati Bengals · 2021

LSU (SEC)

Taken

where he actually went

Our college model

#31

among WR in our college data

In college · 2018-2019 · 26 games · partial record

101 rec, 1,909 yds, 17 TD, 18.9 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

STM Take

Chase at STTM #4 tier 1 in 2025 closes a four-year stretch of tier-1 finishes punctuated by the 2024 triple crown and back-to-back first-team All-Pro nods. The career 13-plus YPC on 520 catches matches the all-time elite tier. The Burrow injury-availability cap is the only ceiling argument; the talent and rank have nothing left to prove.

Chase was born in Harvey, Louisiana, played at Archbishop Rummel, and won the 2019 Biletnikoff Award and a CFP national title at LSU before the Bengals took him fifth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. He has since made five straight Pro Bowls (2021-2025), won 2021 OROY, earned first-team All-Pro in 2024 and 2025, and won the 2024 receiving triple crown (yards, receptions, TDs). Career line is 520 catches for 6,837 yards and 54 TDs across five seasons.

Strengths

Back-to-back first-team All-Pros (2024, 2025) and five straight Pro Bowls; the trophy case is in the all-time elite bracket.
2024 NFL triple crown (receptions, yards, TDs) plus the 2021 OROY; the resume has no holes left.

Concerns

Joe Burrow's STTM #13 tier 4 rank in 2025 reflects the games-missed risk; Chase's ceiling is tied to QB availability.
Recent game log includes a 6 PPR week (Wk 11) when Burrow was out; the floor games happen when the QB sits.

What to watch: Whether Burrow plays 17 games in 2026; Chase's stat-line scales linearly with his QB's availability.