Bengals Ja'Marr Chase (1) leaps over a Steelers player during their game against the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday January 4, 2025. The Bengals lead the game at halftime with a score of 13-7. Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Top NFL Draft Prospect Cam Ward Names Calvin Ridley Over Ja'Marr Chase as NFL's Best Wide Receiver

Originally posted on Cincinnati Bengals on SI
By Russell Heltman | Last updated Apr 16, 2025 8:46 AM ET

Cam Ward knows how things are trending. The overwhelming favorite to be the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft next week ranked his top NFL wide receivers recently while playing Fortnite and had the Titans' Calvin Ridley ahead of Ja'Marr Chase in his top four wide receivers.

Ward went with Ridley, Chase, Justin Jefferson, and another Titan in Treylon Burks at No. 4.

Burks is yet to hit 1,000 total receiving yards in three career seasons. Meanwhile, Ridley had a solid 1,017 yards and four touchdowns on 64 catches last season but has not been close to a top-10 wide receiver recently, let alone top four.

Maybe Ward can elevate them to the heights he sees them at. Check out the full video-game streaming clip below:

Cam Ward’s top 4 NFL WRs:

1) Calvin Ridley
2) Ja’Marr Chase
3) Justin Jefferson
4) Treylon Burks

Sure sounds like someone who knows he’s about to be a Tennessee Titan.

( @themettenburger)

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