Ja'Marr Chase is one of the best receivers in the NFL, but who are the toughest cornerbacks that the Bengals' star has faced? Ja'Marr Chase is one of the best receivers in the NFL. “Denzel Ward, Patrick Surtain, [those] are definitely the two guys by far,” Chase said when asked who the best cornerbacks in the NFL are. Ja'Marr Chase says that Denzel Ward and Patrick Surtain II are the two toughest CBs that he's had to face off against “by far.” The aerial attack has never been an issue in Cincinnati, but the Bengals really need the defense to pick it up this season.