Chase Roberts WR BYU |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #2 ROLE: Multi-Role Receiver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 03/16/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.64 seconds (10%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Shrine Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #2 | |
| ROLE: Multi-Role Receiver | |
| Last Updated: 03/16/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.64 seconds (10%*) | |
| Bowl Invite: Shrine Bowl | |
| Overall Rating: | 80.9 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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80% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 107.7 | |
| Hands: |
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58% |
| Short Receiving: |
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78% |
| Intermediate Routes: |
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88% |
| Deep Threat: |
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77% |
| Blocking: |
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58% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#219
Position rank:
#34 (WR)
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| College Games: 48 College Snaps: 2129 | ||
ESPN RATING: 75/100
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 88/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.3 (87%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Sage Surratt - Wake Forest |
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88% |
| Ja'Corey Brooks - Louisville |
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81% |
| Nick Nash - San Jose State |
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80% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Chase Roberts grew up in Highland, Utah, and starred at American Fork High School, totaling 3,709 receiving yards and 40 touchdowns across three varsity seasons. A two-time Deseret News 6A All-State first-team pick, Roberts committed to BYU over USC, Stanford, and Utah. His father Kyle played defensive back for the Cougars in the early 1990s.Roberts served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Calgary, Alberta, then redshirted in 2021. He debuted in 2022 with 22 catches for 357 yards and three scores, then added 42 receptions for 561 yards and five touchdowns in 2023 during BYU's first Big 12 season.
His 2024 campaign was his strongest, leading BYU with 52 catches for 854 yards and four touchdowns at 16.4 yards per reception as captain of an 11-2 squad. He returned for 2025, finishing with 54 receptions for 802 yards and six touchdowns. Roberts played in the East-West Shrine Bowl for the West team but did not record any targets in the 21-17 win. At the combine, he posted the slowest 40 among receivers but showed well in the vertical and broad jumps, and drew notice for his work in the Gauntlet drill. Across four seasons he totaled 2,571 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Uses his length well to wall off defenders and pluck the ball outside his frame.
- Sells vertical with his stem before snapping off intermediate breaks at sharp angles.
- Absorbs contact at the catch point without letting the ball jar loose from his hands.
- You watch his releases and his first few steps look identical on every route. Defenders can't cheat.
- Finds soft spots in zone coverage and settles with good timing to give the quarterback an easy window.
- Goes up over defensive backs on contested balls, especially on fades near the goal line.
- Watch the 2024 Oklahoma State tape. Came down with three catches that had no business being completed.
- Shows up in clutch spots. Multiple third-down conversions on back-shoulder throws during the 2024 run.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Safeties don't respect his deep speed. You can see them sitting on intermediate routes on film.
- Physical corners who get hands on him at the line can reroute him off his stem.
- Put more balls on the ground in 2025 than the previous two seasons combined. Concentration lapses.
- Gets washed out as a run blocker. Doesn't sustain or finish through the whistle.
- Turns 25 before his rookie season, which shrinks the developmental window considerably.
- On downfield 50/50 balls, he is slow to gain inside position and lets corners dictate the leverage.
Scouting Report: Summary
Roberts is not going to separate from NFL corners the way he did in the Big 12. The combine confirmed that, and you can see it on tape when he faces press coverage from longer, physical defenders. What he does well is position his body between the defender and the football, use his length at the catch point, and make tough grabs in traffic. The vertical and broad jump numbers backed up what his fade and contested-catch reps show on film: real lower-body explosion when he goes up for the ball, even if the long speed is not there.The Shrine Bowl week did not produce much in game reps, but the practice setting is where a guy like Roberts makes his impression. He is a polished route runner who understands spacing, and his maturity stands out among younger prospects. The problem is that maturity comes with age. He enters the league at 25, meaning teams are evaluating a player likely near his ceiling. The question is not whether he can play. It is whether there is enough upside to justify a pick when the athletic profile is this limited.
His best fit is as a WR3 or WR4 in a system that moves him around the formation and uses him on intermediate concepts and red zone packages. The 2024 film shows a receiver who knows how to sit in zones, work back to the quarterback, and come down with the football when coverage is tight. He is a chain-mover and a scoring threat inside the 20, not a field-stretcher. The role is there at the next level if an offense wants a bigger body who does the little things.
Chase Roberts percentiles vs other Wide Receivers (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Chase Roberts (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
226.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
42.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.