A perennial first-round fantasy pick, Chase was the popular 1.01 selection last year and mostly lived up to it, becoming the third player ever with 125-plus receptions in back-to-back seasons. He finished 2025 with a career-high and league-leading 185 targets, yet his fantasy production (19.5 PPR points) didn't quite match the 2024 level (23.7 PPR), with Chase dropping from 9.8 YPT to 7.6, including just 7.9 YPT on his 78 targets from Joe Burrow. In five games with Joe Flacco under center, Chase averaged an absurd 14.4 targets, producing 21.5 PPR points despite 6.8 YPT. With Burrow now healthy and Flacco re-signed, Chase is as close to a sure thing as there is in fantasy football, having played at least 16 games in four of five seasons. He's averaged at least 16.4 PPR points and 76 receiving yards each year, piling up short catches for easy points while also doing damage downfield. The only possible criticism is that he relies on massive route volume rather than pacing the league in per-route stats, but it doesn't much matter for fantasy when he's once again positioned for an every-down role in a pass-heavy offense.