Is Ja’Marr Chase still the first WR to draft in fantasy?
Yahoo Fantasy's Josh Norris and Hayden Winks explain why the Bengals receiver has the highest floor among fantasy receivers on a Super Bowl contender. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
Video Transcript
Really tough call.
I'm going with Ja'Marr Chase right here.
In games with Joe Burrow healthy over the past three seasons, he's averaging 21 and a half PPR points per game.
Wide receiver one on wide receiver one overall expected points.
Joe Burrow's healthy.
Ja'Marr Chase is healthy.
I would say the offensive line since the beginning of the Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase years to where it is now is in a much better spot.
The defense is probably a little bit better now than it was the last couple seasons.
I view that all as a wash.
I view the Bengals as a Super Bowl contending team this year, and everything obviously flows through J- Ja'Marr Chase.
So he feels like one of the highest floor players, period.
And then in full PPR, if you wanted to take him over Bijan Robinson, I would not bat an eye for a second.
Yeah, Ja'Marr Chase is also my third overall player.
In four of his five seasons, he's ranked top five in points per game.
Pretty damn good.
He is both one of the most heavily targeted players in the end zone and then also scoring targets from long range.
It's kind of what I just talked about with Bijan Robinson.
This is what we want from a wide receiver, and also not just getting the opportunity to score touchdowns, it's also he's an outside to inside, inside to outside player in this offense.
So he's a game breaker.
We have seen him score 30, 40 points.
Just anecdotally, he probably has more of those 30-plus point scoring weeks than any other wide receiver in fantasy football over the last few seasons.
And that is why I have him as the wide receiver one and third overall.
