Ja'Marr Chase in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, LSU, 2018–⁠20

Ja’Marr Chase

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Harvey, LA
Born
Mar 1, 2000, in Harvey, Louisiana

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Ja’Marr Chase played receiver at LSU (2018–⁠20). He led the 2019 national champions in receiving. He won the 2019 Biletnikoff Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Cincinnati Bengals took Chase in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,780
Receiving yards, 2019 (LSU, 15–⁠0)
Best game
229 yards
At Vanderbilt, week 4, 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2019
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

10catches, career highat Vanderbilt, 2019229receiving yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20194receiving touchdowns, career highat Vanderbilt, 2019

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2019; SEC champions, 2019

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
20182331313.63
2019841,78021.220
2020-19
Career882,09323

From the college statistics table in Chase’s Wikipedia article (Ja’Marr Chase, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018LSU7WRFr.
2019LSU7WRSo.
2020LSU7WRJr.6′0″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018LSU330.7073rd (n=497)0.5323.24%
2019LSU1201.0697th (n=499)0.54127.212%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 LSU 14 games, 84 catches, 1,780 yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠3221113–
Sep 7atTexasW 45–⁠388147041–
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠3810229464–
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠6354125–
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 42–⁠287127254–
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 36–⁠13548118–
Oct 26vs.AuburnW 23–⁠208123045–
Nov 9atAlabamaW 46–⁠416140135–
Nov 16atOle MissW 58–⁠378227361–
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 56–⁠206144250–
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 50–⁠77197278–
Dec 7vs.GeorgiaW 37–⁠10341123–
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 63–⁠282610395
Jan 13 ✦vs.ClemsonW 42–⁠259221256–
2018 LSU 10 games, 23 catches, 313 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.MiamiW 33–⁠17122022–
Sep 8vs.SE LouisianaW 31–⁠0325113–
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠21230021–
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠16121121–
Oct 13vs.GeorgiaW 36–⁠162705–
Oct 20vs.Mississippi StateW 19–⁠3220011–
Nov 10atArkansasW 24–⁠17219013–
Nov 17vs.RiceW 42–⁠10145045–
Nov 24atTexas A&ML 72–⁠74331014–
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFW 40–⁠32693132–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0⅜″
Weight201 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan74⅞″
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump11′0″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle3.99 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

Pro Bowls: 5 (2021–⁠25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2024–⁠25) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2021

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2024–⁠25; AP second team 2021; Pro Football Writers first team 2024; Sporting News first team 2024.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Cincinnati Bengals17811,45513
2022Cincinnati Bengals12871,0469
2023Cincinnati Bengals161001,2167
2024Cincinnati Bengals171271,70817
2025Cincinnati Bengals161251,4128
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals5272894
NFL career835477,12658

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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