BATON RED, Louisiana – LSU junior Ja’Marr Chase, considered the most productive catcher in the country at the start of the 2020 football season, has to give up this season and participate in the 2021 NFL Draft, according to reports. .
LSU sports officials failed to check the news on Sunday afternoon.
CBS Sports and The Athletic reported the news on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s 100%,” the source of CBS Sports said. CBS said an official announcement was expected Monday, and The Athletic said Chase had informed LSU.
The explanation for why it’s not the only COVID-19 pandemic because Chase has long been one of the five most sensible picks for the 2021 draft. NFL draft expert Mike Detillier of WWL Radio in New Orleans has Chase as his fourth senior draft pick and the most sensible catcher.
“It’s the highest-rated wide receiver I’ve rated at LSU,” said Detillier, who has been writing an interim annual report every year since 1985.
Chase (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) is the first LSU receiver to surpass 2,000 receiving yards in two seasons. He caught 107 passes for 2,093 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2018 and ’19. A native of Harvey in the New Orleans area, he signed with LSU in 2018 out of Rummel High in Metairie as the No. 12 wide receiver in the nation and No. 67 overall prospect by Rivals.com.
Chase won the Biletnikoff award last season to the country’s most productive catcher. He scored 84 passes in 2019-20 and set Southeastern Conference records of 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns with senior quarterback Joe Burrow, who was the first player to participate in the Cincinnati 2020 NFL Draft.
During the 2020 season, Chase reportedly played with junior quarterback Myles Brennan, who played sparingly as a career replacement.
Chase is the moment the LSU player will jump this season to prepare for the 2021 draft. Senior corner Kary Vincent announced his resolution on August 17.