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Jersey Number 18
TJ Chase
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Plant City, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Clemson
- High School:
- Plant City
- Major:
- Communication Studies
- Birthday:
- 12/4/1996
At FAU
Graduate (2021)
Pads Off with TJ Chase
At Clemson (2016-19)
Graduate (2021)
Pads Off with TJ Chase
- Had a seven yard catch at Florida
- Used his physicality to lead the Owls to a 38-6 victory over Georgia Southern in the season opener
- Grabbed each of the two passes that he was targeted including a fabulous one handed catch in the back of the end zone, in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Caught each of the two passes thrown is way for a total of 11 yards at Air Force
- Provided some key blocks and added three catches, second on the team, for 35 yards in the Owls' 58-21 victory over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Added a 19 yard reception to the team's total at UAB
- Scored the Owls first TD, an eight-yarder, in FAU's 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Physically overmatched his defender for a 45-yard athletic reception in the Owls' 28-25 win over UTEP
- Worked with both the offensive and special teams units versus Marshall
- Versus ODU, he saw action on both the offense and on special teams
- Saw action at WKU, primarily with special teams
- Tallied three catches versus MT, his final collegiate game, for a total of 52 yards...his night included a huge late-game reception to move the chains
- Recorded three catches for a total of 31 yards including a 16-yard TD reception versus Charlotte, his first game as an Owl
- Had four receptions for a total of 46 yards, his longest was a 22 yarder, at No. 22/25 Marshall
- In his third-consecutive start Chase recorded two receptions for a total of 43 yards versus UTSA
- Once again, led Owl receivers with three catches for 47 yards versus WKU, his longest was a 26-yarder
- Added a 28 yard reception to the Owls' 38-19 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XIX
- Led the Owls with four receptions for a total of 79 yards, including a game-high 49 yards, versus UMass
- Had a team high four receptions at Georgia Southern for a total of 54 yards receiving
- Closed out the Owls' regular-season with a start at Southern Miss
- Recorded two receptions, one for a TD, for a total of six yards in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
At Clemson (2016-19)
- Was with Clemson for four years, starting with a redshirt season in 2016
- Finished his tenure with the Tigers with career totals of 25 catches for 206 yards and three touchdowns
- This past season, had seven receptions for 70 yards, playing in 12 games
- Was part of Clemson’s College Football Playoff appearances all four years, as the Tigers won two NCAA National Championships (2016 and 2018), had a runner-up finish in 2019 and were semifinalists in 2017
- Had two touchdowns as a sophomore, against Florida State and Duke; first career touchdown came his redshirt freshman year, versus The Citadel
- Finished his high school tenure at Plant City, with 593 yards on 32 catches and nine touchdowns as a senior
- Was named All-Conference, All-District and Tampa Bay Times All-County; also selected as Honorable Mention All-State
- Played the year prior at IMG Academy for former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke, totaling 25 receptions for 521 yards and five scores
- The two years prior, both at Plant City, caught nearly 50 passes for over 1,000 yards (28-562 as a sophomore and 19-466 as a freshman)
- All told, his high school totals were 104 catches, 2,142 yards and 19 touchdowns (among 23 total TD)
- Was a four-star recruit out of high school, as 247Sport’s No. 43 wide receiver and No. 33 prospect from the state of Florida
- Rivals marked him as the No. 20 player in Florida, No. 23 wide receiver and No. 115 national recruit
- Other offers following high school included Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan State, Penn State and Kentucky
- Is working on his post-grad degree in communication studies
Inside the Owls' Burrow S10, E8
Wednesday, October 01
Easton Messer Pads Off
Wednesday, October 01
Meet OL Coach Stephen Hamby
Wednesday, October 01
Inside the Owls' Burrow S10, E8 Trailer
Monday, September 29
