So much about Ja’Marr Chase this time last year involved what he was not. He wasn’t a left tackle brought in to keep Joe Burrow alive. He wasn’t Jerry Rice 2.0 with all the drops he suffered through.
Was he going to be enough to warrant a top-five pick after the team suffered through 11 losses the previous year?
It didn’t take long for the answer to be a resounding yes.
Chase’s impact on the Bengals was unlike any Cincinnati Bengals rookie in a really long time. It’s mind-boggling to think he was new to the NFL last year, but he really is just getting started.