BYU WR Chase Roberts ‘leaning toward’ entering the NFL Draft after the 2024 season

BYU star wide receiver Chase Roberts plans to enter the NFL Draft after the 2024 season, he announced in an interview with the Royal Blue Collective. “I’m more inclined to join the draft when I finish school and move on,” Roberts said. “I think it might take an injury, hopefully not an injury but something to get me back… right now the plan is to finish the season strong and then go away.”

Roberts will have one year of eligibility remaining after this season. He is a redshirt junior who has been in the program since 2021.

Roberts has been one of BYU’s top two receivers all season. In eight games, he has 31 receptions, which is the best on the team. He has 497 receiving yards, just behind Darius Lassiter. Roberts was a go-to guy when BYU needed to move the chains. He accounted for a team-high 27 first downs.

Perhaps most importantly, he is the captain of the 2024 BYU football team, which showed outstanding leadership to get off to an 8-0 start.

If Roberts forgoes his final season of eligibility and turns pro, BYU will be without its top two receivers from 2024 to 2025. Darius Lassiter, senior, will graduate after the 2024 season.

Fortunately for BYU’s offense, the wide receiver position was recruited very well by Fesi Sitake. The Cougars have former four-star recruit Cody Hagen waiting in the wings along with classmates Dom McKenzie and Tay Nacua. The Cougars also have a commitment from four-star wide receiver LaMason Waller.

After the 2024 season, BYU could enter the transfer portal to add a wide receiver. However, thanks to the high school recruiting that BYU has done over the past few years, the wide receiver position is well positioned to be a strength of BYU’s offense moving forward.