Ja'Marr Chase, the No. 5 overall pick and consensus top wide receiver of the 2021 NFL draft, finished his first preseason on Sunday. It was not a good preseason.
Across three games, the Cincinnati Bengals rookie posted one reception and 16 receiving yards on five targets. With four drops.
His final drop came in the Bengals' third preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, in which he inexplicably bobbled a screen pass from Joe Burrow. It was Chase's only target for the game, and Burrow's only pass attempt the entire preseason.