WR#1
Ja'Marr Chase
gsis_id 00-0036900
CIN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.98 yd
- Cushion
- 6.64 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.45
- Avg YAC
- 3.44
- Share of intended air yards
- 42.1%
- Catch rate
- 70.6%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 113.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 492 | 6 | 28.2 | 0.243 | 0.60 | 0 | 128.2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 185 | 125 | 1412 | 8 | 41.4 | 0.321 | 0.74 | 14 | 313.6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 175 | 127 | 1708 | 17 | 77.0 | 0.272 | 0.63 | 32 | 403.0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 145 | 100 | 1216 | 7 | 60.5 | 0.260 | 0.63 | -6 | 262.7 |
| 2022 | 15 | 162 | 107 | 1266 | 11 | 49.1 | 0.292 | 0.70 | 11 | 296.7 |
| 2021 | 21 | 163 | 106 | 1823 | 14 | 80.3 | 0.238 | 0.61 | 53 | 375.6 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- College
- LSU (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2021 · Rd 1 · Pk 5 · CIN
- Rookie season
- 2021
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 8 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
86 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Puka NacuaWR · LA · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 3.09
- Cushion
- 6.33
- YAC over expected
- 1.68
- Share of air yards
- 25.3
- Catch rate
- 75.7
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.64
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- 0.92
- Share of air yards
- 25.7
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 3.39
- Cushion
- 7.09
- YAC over expected
- 1.91
- Share of air yards
- 23.6
- Catch rate
- 75.0
Drake LondonWR · ATL · distance 0.78
- Separation
- 3.01
- Cushion
- 6.60
- YAC over expected
- 1.57
- Share of air yards
- 41.7
- Catch rate
- 61.9
Jameson WilliamsWR · DET · distance 0.82
- Separation
- 2.84
- Cushion
- 6.42
- YAC over expected
- 0.57
- Share of air yards
- 34.6
- Catch rate
- 61.4
Ja'Marr Chase baseline
- Separation
- 3.06
- Cushion
- 6.85
- YAC over expected
- 1.31
- Share of air yards
- 31.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5