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Ja'Marr Chase Cincinnati Bengals · #1

Wide Receiver · 6' 0", 205 lbs · Harvey, LA · Age 26

Ja'Marr Chase is a Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 5th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 5th overall6-yr veteran
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Ja'Marr Chase
Season avg21 rec · 212 yds · 3 td
Career avg541 rec · 7,049 yds · 57 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
21rec
212yds
3td
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Scouting report

Ja'Marr Chase — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ja'Marr Chase is a Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 5th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C
Big-play
A+
Scoring
A-
Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Elite · offense
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C
Big-play
Solid · offense
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A+
Scoring
Elite · offense
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A
Target share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where Ja'Marr Chase stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #86 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
644Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ja'Marr Chase — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
212 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
Volume
21 REC
drill in ↓
C
Big-play
10.1 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
3 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Ja'Marr Chase

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
74
rec
32–116
870
rec yds
272–1468
7
td
1–13
106
targets
43–169
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 21 → projected 74 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+52.3
Age curve
+0.7
Net vs last season+53.1 rec
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 16 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ja'Marr Chase career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202117811,4551312818.0
202212871,046913412.0
2023161001,216714512.2
2024171271,7081717513.4
2025161251,412818511.3
2026 in progress · 4 games42121232810.1
Career825417,04957795
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #97 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ja'Marr Chase

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-03-01

The beginning

Ja'Marr Chase is a Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 6th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 5th overall, 2021 as a Wide Receiver.

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Ja'Marr Chase is a Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, drafted 5th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 541 passes for 7,049 yards and 57 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 21 passes for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
205 lbs
Draft
5th overall, 2021
Born
Harvey, LA
Age
26
Jersey
#1
Background

Ja'Marr Chase is from Harvey, LA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 5th overall, 2021 and plays wide receiver at 6' 0", 205 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 541 passes for 7,049 yards and 57 touchdowns. Chase is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Ja'Marr Chase is a No. 1 receiving option who has caught 541 passes for 7,049 yards and 57 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Receiving541 career catches, 7,049 yards, 57 touchdowns.
Best season127 catches for 1,708 yards in 2024.
Yards per catch13.0 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree5th overall, 2021.
Durability82 career games played.
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FAQ

Ja'Marr Chase — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ja'Marr Chase, answered.

What position does Ja'Marr Chase play?
Ja'Marr Chase is a Wide Receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Ja'Marr Chase drafted?
Ja'Marr Chase was drafted 5th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Ja'Marr Chase played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Ja'Marr Chase's career stats?
He has caught 541 passes for 7,049 yards and 57 touchdowns.
Ja'Marr Chase career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Ja'Marr Chase

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR2
#4 overall
Proj / game
19.9
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 1
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
55
matchup score 0–100
VALUEat his current draft costThe Scout· Talent & projection

The highest-scoring skill player on the board.

The model projects the best per-game output of any non-quarterback here, near 20.4 PPR, and 2025 backs it: 125 catches for 1,412 yards on a monstrous 185 targets. That target volume is the safest thing in fantasy — taking him in Round 1 is buying points, not hope.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
76%
of offensive snaps
Target share
18%
WOPR 0.41
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
55
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Ja'Marr Chase's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2022
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk1 · Knee2025 Wk6 · Illness (Questionable)2024 Wk14 · Ankle2024 Wk4 · Shoulder2023 Wk18 · Shoulder2023 Wk17 · Shoulder (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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