BATON ROUGE – Ja'Marr Chase became the highest drafted wide receiver in school history and in the process was reunited with former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow when he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Draft on Thursday night in Cleveland.
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?? ESPN2/NFLN/ABC pic.twitter.com/HPREzdbF7Z— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 30, 2021Chase, a native of New Orleans, became the 48th first round NFL Draft pick in LSU history and the 10th for head coach Ed Orgeron.