Ja'Marr Chase Was an Athletic Freak at LSU Pro Day After Sitting Out the 2020 Season
LSU held its pro day on Wednesday and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase was the main attraction. After sitting out the 2020 season, Chase looked like the star we last saw in LSU's national championship run. Chase ran a 4.38 40-yard dash, completed a 11-foot broad jump and posted a 41-inch vertical. Everyone was very impressed.
#LSU WR Ja’Marr Chase 4.38 40 will also only run once pic.twitter.com/bpFL3AZaWv
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 31, 2021
#LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, the 2019 Biletnikoff winner, was already thought to be a high first-rounder even without a 2020 season.
— Brooks Kubena (@BKubena) March 31, 2021
A 41-inch vertical and an 11-foot broad jump at pro day is helping solidify that.
Some have him as high as No. 5 with the Bengals.
LSU WR Ja'Marr Chase just ran a 4.38 per the watch of one scout on the ground. That's HUGE for him. Wasn't seen as a burner.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 31, 2021
#LSU WR Ja’Marr Chase won’t do the bench press today. I’m told he did it @TeamEXOS during their unofficial Pro Day logged 23 certified by scout. Method behind it? Want him to focus nervous system energy on speed, agility drills. Was told Rondale Moore ran quicker time that way.
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 31, 2021
Here's Chase's bench from February.
Ja’Marr Chase put up 23 reps of 225 in February ?
— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) March 31, 2021
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If Chase did end up on the Bengals, he would be reuinted with Joe Burrow. Chase had 84 catches for 1,780 yards and scored 20 touchdowns for LSU with Burrow at quarterback in 2019. On Wednesday, his hands were even an acceptable size. What's not to love?
#LSU Pro Day numbers so far. See below pic.twitter.com/JeUNwsmWfw
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 31, 2021