Ja'Marr Chase

Chase was my WR1 heading into the 2024 draft season and he exceeded all expectations finishing as the WR1 overall while taking home the Triple Crown. 127 catches for over 1,700 yards and 17 TDs.
20 points per game in half-PPR, which was four points more per game than the next closest WR.
He also led the NFL in red-zone targets which has been the clear signal for WR1 overall seasons.
The past six No. 1 overall WRs finished first in the NFL in red-zone targets with Chase becoming the sixth to do so.
The only major change for 2025 is that Tee Higgins will likely be gone. But the sample size of Chase without Higgins over the last three seasons is more elite WR1 production. All that matters is that he and Burrow stay healthy, as Chase attempts to be the first back-to-back WR1 finisher since Antonio Brown.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said Cincinnati is preparing to make WR Ja’Marr Chase the highest-paid non-QB in the NFL.

Fantasy Impact

“We’re going to reward Ja’Marr,” Tobin said Tuesday at the NFL Combine. Chase and the Bengals had contract discussions last offseason, but they did not end up going anywhere. Justin Jefferson is currently the highest-paid non-QB in the NFL with a $35 million average salary per season.