Ja'Marr Chase

If you follow college football and/or the NFL Draft, you know that Chase was a superior prospect to Tee Higgins. What we saw Higgins do as a rookie with Joe Burrow was impressive, as he was the WR11 during the eight full games they played together. Keep in mind that was with zero chemistry. Now you insert Chase into the offense, who already has chemistry with Burrow, as they set records at LSU together, and what do we get? I'll acknowledge that Higgins is going to cap Chase's ceiling and that he may not get to top-12 production, but you don't draft Chase at No. 5 overall (over an elite offensive tackle) if you're not going to highlight him in the offense immediately. Heck, even A.J. Green, who averaged 5.0 yards per target, saw 104 targets in this offense last year. Chase should be a WR2 right out of the gate.

Ja'Marr Chase signs his rookie contract

Bengals No. 5 overall pick Ja'Marr Chase has officially signed his rookie contract with the team.

Fantasy Impact

Chase has been touted as a generational talent at the wide receiver position as a prospect, and now that he's teamed back up with his college QB it's time to prove it. Chase should see a large amount of opportunity in his rookie season, and fantasy managers can expect him to compete as a top-20 fantasy WR.