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Assessing the value Bengals got in Ja’Marr Chase

With the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals landed LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who could quickly make this one of the NFL’s most entertaining offenses to watch, something he already did at the college level alongside Joe Burrow.

The 2019 Biletnikoff Award winner and national title-winning teammate of Burrow, Chase led the nation with 20 touchdown receptions that season in 14 games, and his 127.1 yards per game ranked second nationally. He also had an SEC single-season record 1,780 yards on just 84 grabs (21.