Three-time Pro Bowler Ja’Marr Chase celebrated his 50th career regular-season game on Sunday by posting a game-high 10 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns against Baltimore. His career totals following the game put him in some exclusive company among all players through their first 50 contests:
- Chase's 4,210 career receiving yards are the fifth-most in NFL history through a player's first 50 games. The only players to tally more yardage in 50 outings are former San Diego Chargers receiver Lance Alworth (4,785), Chase's fellow former Offensive Rookie of the Year Odell Beckham Jr. (4,695), former Atlanta All-Pro Julio Jones (4,471) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (4,272).
- Chase is one of five players in the Super Bowl era with over 4,000 receiving yards and 30 receiving touchdowns in their first 50 games, alongside Beckham, Moss, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice and former Bengal Pro Bowler A.J. Green.
- Chase's 297 career receptions are the ninth-most through any player's first 50 games. He kicked off his Bengals tenure with a team rookie-record 81 catches in 2021, then followed up with 87 grabs in 2022 despite missing four games. Last season, his career-best 100 receptions tied Carl Pickens (1996) for the second-most in team history
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Chase's production not only rivals any receiver in the modern era, but it ranks near the top of several categories in league history. Here are some of his top statistical figures since he entered the NFL as the fifth overall pick in the 2021 draft:
- Chase boasts a career average of 84.2 receiving yards per game, the third-highest mark in NFL history among all players with at least 3,000 receiving yards. Only his former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson (97.7) and Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson (86.1) hold a higher average.
- Since the start of the 2021 season, Chase leads the NFL in receiving touchdowns of 60+ yards (10), 50+ yards (11) and 40+ yards (15). His 10 scoring catches from 60+ are the most in the Super Bowl era by a player under the age of 25 and are tied with Bengals Ring of Honor member Isaac Curtis for the most in a career in team history. He also is the third player in NFL history with that many 60+ yard receiving scores within his first four seasons, joining Homer Jones (12) and Harlon Hill (10).
- He is tied for second in the NFL in touchdown catches since 2021 (34), while ranking fifth in receiving yards (4,210) and tied for 10th in total receptions (297).
- Chase's performance on Sunday vs. Baltimore was his third career stat line of 10+ catches, 190+ receiving yards and 2+ receiving touchdowns. That is the most such games in the NFL since 2021 and the most in a career in Bengals history.
