Ja'Marr Chase
Chase is the Bengals' clear No. 1 receiver and is back to full usage after a concussion, with a Week 6 bye before the next game.
Role
Week 5 against Miami: 10 targets, six catches, 77 yards and a touchdown (NBC Sports/Rotoworld, Oct 11). That included a goal-line fade target on the first drive. Through Week 4 he had 28 targets, 21 catches, 212 yards and three touchdowns in four games (SI, Heavy). RotoWire's page shows an 18.1% team target share, but that sample is mostly pre-Week 5 and I could not date it. Tee Higgins is the main competitor for targets. Both were active in Week 5, and Dohnte Meyers played only 19 offensive snaps in that game. Mike Gesicki is the other pass-catcher CBS named as a beneficiary when Chase was out. I did not read a current depth chart or a Week 5 snap count for Chase, so I give no snap share for him.
He is the unquestioned No. 1 target. Rotoworld calls him squarely in the WR1 ranks, and his 10 targets in the first game back from the concussion show no limit on his workload. He also gets goal-line looks and makes difficult catches, including a 45-yard one-handed touchdown. Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the win.
His 18.1% team target share on RotoWire's page is modest for a top receiver, though I could not date that figure. He shares the field with Higgins, who was also questionable for Week 5 with groin, neck and adductor issues. Burrow also missed him on a 70-yard touchdown attempt. He left the Week 4 Jacksonville game early with a concussion after three catches on 15 snaps. A repeat head injury is the main risk I found.
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