Ja’Marr Chase NFL Draft profile: Scouting report, Fantasy Soccer suits, 40-yard sprint, professional day stats, extra


The truth that Ja’Marr Chase reportedly ran an unofficial 4.38 40-yard sprint at his LSU Professional Day was simply icing on the cake for a large receiver prospect who has loads of recreation pace on tape. Chase is each bit the prototypical X receiver who can win one-on-one or with security assist excessive when lined up on the skin. Chase got here to LSU as a four-star recruit with visits to LSU, Auburn, Michigan and TCU earlier than deciding on the Tigers. Chase cannot predict the long run, but it surely virtually seems like he might after watching how speedy and unstoppable his rapport was with former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow.

Along with having recreation pace, what makes Chase so particular is his explosiveness, power and physicality as a route runner and in contested-catch conditions. The previous highschool lengthy leap state champion may not be a bodily freak on paper, however he out produced rookie NFL phenom and former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson at 19 years previous en route to completely dominating future Day 1 and a pair of cornerback draft picks together with A.J. Terrell, Trevon Diggs and Cam Dantzler. Chase is a very particular prospect with a 99th percentile manufacturing profile and an 89th percentile athleticism profile. Chase opted out of the 2020 season.

We’re breaking down every little thing it’s essential to learn about Chase from a Fantasy supervisor perspective, together with most closely fits, Dynasty outlook, measurables, scouting report, key stats and an NFL comparability.

Fantasy suits

Cincinnati Bengals 

It is no shock Bengals QB Joe Burrow has reportedly been lobbying for his workforce to draft Chase at No. 5 total. The 2 related for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns on 84 receptions (21.2 ypc) in 14 video games in 2019 on a roster that included Jefferson, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Terrace Marshall. With A.J. Inexperienced gone, and the Bengals protection nonetheless prone to result in so many pass-heavy recreation scripts, there is not any higher touchdown spot.

Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers would doubtless should get inventive and commerce up from No. 13 total if they need Chase, however I can not consider a second-best match higher than this one. For starters, he will get probably the most promising younger throwers within the NFL in Justin Herbert. Additionally, he joins a vertically-oriented offense that ought to completely match his capability to chew up floor on intermediate routes and win within the vertical passing recreation. Lastly, he would slot in instantly to a heavy quantity position with actually solely Keenan Allen forward of him within the targets pecking order. 

Arizona Cardinals

In one other instance of a workforce having to get inventive and aggressive, if the Cardinals commerce as much as choose Chase, he’ll be becoming a member of probably the most thrilling younger QBs from a ball placement and accuracy standpoint in Kyler Murray. The Cardinals signed A.J. Inexperienced, they usually nonetheless have Christian Kirk and Andy Isabella on the roster, however Chase would instantly function their greatest boundary receiver and would profit from defenses paying further consideration to DeAndre Hopkins.

We break down prime WR prospects Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith on the Fantasy Soccer In the present day in 5 podcast. Pay attention under and comply with at Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts:

Dynasty outlook

The Dynasty group is as enthusiastic about Chase as I’m. He’s presently coming off the board as excessive as No. 1 total in 1-QB dynasty leagues. In SuperFlex and 2-QB leagues, Chase will nonetheless usually be the primary participant off the board after Trevor Lawrence and probably any mixture of the opposite QBs within the large 4. He’s a type of uncommon prospects whose worth should not change a lot primarily based on the touchdown spot.

Scouting report

Strengths

  • The very best WR within the class relating to his footwork off the road of scrimmage. His fast ft and higher physique power enable him to right away stack CBs off the road of scrimmage. His ft remind me of former Packers WR Jordy Nelson.
  • Elite higher physique power that performs a key position in Chase’s effectiveness. Chase’s upper-body power helps him in creating separation, on the catch level, and in creating yards after the catch through damaged tackles.
  • Extra straight-line and breakaway pace (4.38 40-yard sprint) than most anticipated. and it exhibits up on movie. This enables him to beat angles.
  • Nice in contested-catch conditions on 50/50 balls as a result of he has extremely robust palms on the catch level.
  • Averaged 21.2 yards per reception on 84 receptions in 2019. No, that’s not a typo. Places him within the 96th percentile amongst all WRs ever.
  • Pure physicality. He can beat press protection together with his palms, however his physicality additionally exhibits up after the catch.
  • Chase is the very best deep ball receiver on this class regardless of missing the peak/size (see: superior stats under)
  • Stunning elusiveness mixed with power permits him to drive missed tackles.
  • Nuanced receiver who does a wonderful job discovering voids in zones (this meshed completely with Burrow).
  • Unimaginable at high-pointing the soccer. Chase recorded a 41-inch vertical leap at his Professional Day. He’s solely the twenty third WR to report 41+ since 2011.
  • Wonderful explosiveness and leaping capability — Chase was the state lengthy leap champion in highschool (132-inch broad leap at his Professional Day).
  • Elite-level physique management and focus whereas adjusting to passes within the air.
  • Has lined up within the slot and might win each as a slot and boundary receiver.
  • He’s the very best WR within the class at profitable in any respect three ranges: proper off the road of scrimmage, within the intermediate vary and deep
  • Dominated one-on-one towards a number of prime SEC CBs who had been in the end drafted within the first or second spherical together with: A.J. Terrell, Trevon Diggs, C.J. Henderson and Cam Dantzler.
  • Put collectively probably the most dominant statistical seasons in CFB historical past on the age of 19. 
  • Huge-time manufacturing towards top-25 opponents on the collegiate stage. 

Considerations

  • Does not have the prototypical excellent construct — he is only a hair over 6-0 and 202 kilos.
  • Though he timed a 4.38 at his Professional Day, these Professional Day numbers are usually inflated and he isn’t the quickest straight-line runner.
  • Opted out of the 2020 season so we’ve not seen him play since 2019.
  • Performed with lots of expertise round him at LSU on the ability positions and had the posh of catching passes from Burrow. 

Stats breakdown

2019 14 84 1,780 20 21.1 5
2019 v prime 25 7 43 1,000 6 23.3 0
2018 v prime 25 2 5 38 0 7.6 0
Profession 24 107 2,093 23 19.6 5

Superior stats to know

  • 24 receptions in 2019 on passes that traveled 20+ yards within the air, probably the most ever recorded in a single season, per Professional Soccer Focus.
  • Extra on deep passing effectivity: 14 of his 20 TDs in 2019 got here on passes that traveled 20+ within the air; 24 receptions on 36 targets, Burrow had a138 passer score when focusing on Chase deep. He added 900+ yards on balls that traveled 20+ within the air with seven contested catches and only one complete charted drop
  • 16 “contested catches” in 14 video games in 2019, per PFF
  • 22 damaged tackles in 2019, per PFF
  • Second-best age-adjusted WR season (2019) by complete receiving yards since 2000, per Scott Barrett.
  • 25 catches on 41 contested targets (as charted by PFF).
  • Marshall completed with a school dominator score (46.5%) within the 92nd percentile and a 19.2 breakout age within the 86th percentile, per Participant Profiler.

NFL comparability

I’ve seen lots of truthful comparisons relating to Chase together with A.J. Brown, former faculty stud Justin Blackmon and former Cowboys star Dez Bryant. All of these match to some extent, but it surely was colleague Chris Towers who got here up with a comp that makes probably the most sense to me — a quicker and extra elusive model of Anquan Boldin. I see lots of Boldin in Chase’s physicality and dominance on the catch level. 





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