Chase Roberts is a well kept secret. And like other full sized WR who have haunted the vaults of the defunct PAC12, his production belies his talent. 2024 was a 854 yard and 4 TD campaign, which in the BYU offense, is substantial. On tape, Roberts shows a keen idea of zone coverages, finding tight sits and leveraged soft spots, even if the defense rolls after the snap. He presents his back to leverage more often than not. And at 6’4″ he is a detailed route runner, a trait that is hard to determine in the college ranks, running the branches of a pro-style tree with double break routes and action-timing routes (when BYU can protect them and place the football). He has a fairly well developed press release with the lineaments of strategy, taking the right kinds of releases to set-up his opponent. As a blocker, he isn’t a consistently detailed or enthused, sometimes losing track of his target, and other times showing loose hand placement, but there are enough good reps to see potential as something more than a lumbering stalker.

From a purely athletic standpoint, his foundation is physicality and dexterity as opposed to runaway velocity. A little like Cooper Kupp, in this regard, you do see the potential for a bigger WR with twitched up precision. He has plus height and timing on his jumps, and is excellent at snaring balls high and outside his frame. He won’t get paid on his YAC, but he has surprising elusiveness in the phonebooth, and is a tough tackle for a corner.

Draft capital being what it is, and adding Roberts’ age (24) in to the math, he takes an early green chip, but one that is shaded gold, leaning on the edge of the third and fourth round for a team that will bet on size and technique more than flash and age curves.

prospect comps Jake Bobo • Cooper Kupp
system fit • x-y flex / matchup WR