LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. And there's a case to be made that he's the most dynamic playmaker on an ever-growing list that includes names like linebacker Micah Parsons, pa s rusher Gregory Rou seau and wideouts Rondale Moore, Rashod Bateman and Sage Surratt. Chase ranked fourth on our aggregated after only quarterback Trevor Lawrence, left tackle Penei Sewell and Parsons. As a sophomore in 2019, he had 84 receptions for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns to go along with a 21.2 yards-per-reception average. Chase was so good, in fact, that despite the historically deep draft cla s, had he been draft eligible after the 2019 season he would have been in Paul Eboua Jersey the conversation for the top wide receiver on our board -- right alongside Henry Ruggs, , , , (LSU teammate) and , all first-rounders last spring. Strengths So what makes Chase so special? For starters: pound for pound, he's one of the strongest wide receivers in recent memory, excelling at contested catches that often then involve dragging defenders downfield as they try to gang-tackle him. He's listed at 6-feet, 208 pounds so it's not like he towers over defensive backs -- even though he plays like he's LeBron James Jersey four inches taller and 20 pounds lighter. WR JaMarr Chase is so dominant at the catch point, but an underrated factor about his game is his catch and run ability. Great finisher. Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) Chase broke 31 percent of tackles last season, according to Sports Info Solutions, which was No. 2 among all FBS wideouts behind only University of Tenne see's Jauan Johnson (who was a seventh-round pick of the in May). But that strength isn't just with the ball in the air; Chase, who saw plenty of pre s-man coverage, consistently won at the line of scrimmage, man-handling cornerbacks as he got into his routes. We saw this all game long vs. Alabama where he was matched up against , the 6-foot-2, 195-pound cornerback who was a second-round pick last spring. Ja'Marr Chase vs. Bama 1st play: Little help from outside WR, finds the ball over his shoulder and finds the sideline with S coming at him.2nd play: Good release, leaps over CB, high points ball3rd play: Gets physical at LOS, burns CB, creates easy catch Brandon Coyle / NFL Draft ( Derrick Jones Jr. Jersey @CoyleNfl) Chase's calling card is his strength and contested-catch skills but sometimes those traits overshadow his route-running ability though perhaps they shouldn't: While his route running isn't his main selling point, watch Ja'Marr Chase just demolish the corner's chances of stopping him here with that fake inside. Josh Engler (@EnglerNFL) Nine times during the 2019 season Chase had at least 100 receiving yards in a game, including matchups against Florida, Alabama, Auburn and a 221-yard effort against Clemson in Chris Silva Jersey the national title game. All of these defenses featured formidable secondaries that either had players go in the first two rounds in 2020 or will likely see them go that high this spring. The point: Chase wasn't padding his stats against a bunch of kids who had no football future; he did it against some of the best players in college. Weakne ses We wouldn't so much call these "weakne ses" as "things Chase needs to tidy up to be a bona fide playmaker at the next level." Either way, in terms of athleticism he won't test like Ruggs, and he's average height for a wide receiver. But that's about it. He's dominant at the line, he's dominant throughout his route, and he's dominant with the ball in the air. He won't run a 4.3, but he doesn't need to. In many ways Chase reminds us of , who was 6-foot-1, 215 pounds at the 2017 combine and he ran a 4.54 40-yard time. Smith-Schuster had 58 receptions for 917 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie and followed that up with 111 catches for 1,426 yards and 7 more touchdowns in Year 2. In the right system, that's the type of production we could see from Chase. Chase stood out on an Shaquille O'Neal Jersey LSU team that was littered with first-rounders and set all sorts of offensive records on the way to a perfect season. Given his mental toughne s and his physical dominance there's no reason to believe Chase won't have similar succe s in the NFL.