Draft Note by John Paulsen
Chase was the overall WR1 in 2024 at nearly 20 points per game. In 2025, with Burrow missing significant time, he finished WR5 overall and WR4 per game, which is still elite. The underlying metrics remain at the top of the position: 98th-percentile route grade, 91st-percentile YPRR, and a 94th-percentile ESPN YAC score that reflects his elite run-after-catch ability, which shows up in his 84th-percentile PFF YAC per reception as well. He's going as the WR1 overall, and the entire bet is Joe Burrow's health–Chase with a functional Burrow is the best receiver in fantasy football.
Ja'Marr Chase
- WR
- , Cincinnati Bengals
- 26
- 205 lbs
- 6' 0"
- LSU
- 3
- 1
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2026 Draft note
Chase was the overall WR1 in 2024 at nearly 20 points per game. In 2025, with Burrow missing significant time, he finished WR5 overall and WR4 per game, which is still elite. The underlying metrics remain at the top of the position: 98th-percentile route grade, 91st-percentile YPRR, and a 94th-percentile ESPN YAC score that reflects his elite run-after-catch ability, which shows up in his 84th-percentile PFF YAC per reception as well. He's going as the WR1 overall, and the entire bet is Joe Burrow's health–Chase with a functional Burrow is the best receiver in fantasy football.
2026 Strength of Schedule - CIN
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 TB | 4 @HOU | 21 @PIT | 12 JAX | 27 @MIA | BYE | 25 @BAL | 28 TEN | 30 @ATL | 21 PIT | 23 @WAS | 7 NO | 9 @CLE | 10 KC | 11 @CAR | 24 @IND | 25 BAL | 9 CLE |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CLE | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | 3.60 | 4.6 | 45/52 | 86.5% |
| 2 | JAX | 14 | 165 | 1 | 16 | 11.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.5 | 29.50 | 36.5 | 66/69 | 95.7% |
| 3 | @MIN | 5 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.9 | 6.40 | 8.9 | 48/56 | 85.7% |
| 4 | @DEN | 5 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.3 | 4.80 | 7.3 | 46/48 | 95.8% |
| 5 | DET | 6 | 110 | 2 | 10 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.0 | 26.00 | 29.0 | 57/62 | 91.9% |
| 6 | @GB | 10 | 94 | 1 | 12 | 9.40 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -3.00 | 15.1 | 20.10 | 25.1 | 65/65 | 100.0% |
| 7 | PIT | 16 | 161 | 1 | 23 | 10.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.1 | 30.10 | 38.1 | 75/76 | 98.7% |
| 8 | NYJ | 12 | 91 | 0 | 19 | 7.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.1 | 15.10 | 21.1 | 58/59 | 98.3% |
| 9 | CHI | 6 | 111 | 0 | 8 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.1 | 14.10 | 17.1 | 67/68 | 98.5% |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @PIT | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 64/66 | 97.0% |
| 12 | NE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | @BAL | 7 | 110 | 0 | 14 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 14.50 | 18.0 | 82/83 | 98.8% |
| 14 | @BUF | 5 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 8.80 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 5.2 | 7.70 | 10.2 | 60/60 | 100.0% |
| 15 | BAL | 10 | 132 | 0 | 16 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.2 | 18.20 | 23.2 | 74/76 | 97.4% |
| 16 | @MIA | 9 | 109 | 0 | 11 | 12.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.9 | 15.40 | 19.9 | 53/61 | 86.9% |
| 17 | ARI | 7 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 8.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.0 | 21.50 | 25.0 | 59/77 | 76.6% |
| 18 | CLE | 8 | 96 | 1 | 10 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.6 | 19.60 | 23.6 | 68/68 | 100.0% |
| Per game | 7.81 | 88.25 | 0.50 | 11.56 | 11.30 | 0.19 | 0.88 | 0 | 0.06 | 4.67 | 11.79 | 15.69 | 19.60 | 61.69/65.38 | 94.24% | |
| Totals | 125 | 1412 | 8 | 185 | 11.30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4.67 | 188.6 | 251.1 | 313.6 | 987/1046 | 94.24% | |
