Chase Lyman | |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | 4 September 1982 |
Birth Place: | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 210 |
College: | California (2000–2004) |
Draftyear: | 2005 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 118 |
Pastteams: |
Chase Lyman (born September 4, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver.
Lyman was raised in Los Altos Hills, CA and is the son of former NFL player Brad Lyman. He attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California where he played football, basketball, and ran track. The San Jose Mercury News named Lyman their Male Athlete of the Year in 2000. The San Jose Sports Hall of Fame awarded him their Outstanding Male High School Athlete of the Year in 2000.
Despite his success in high school athletics, Lyman received only one scholarship offer, to the University of California. Lyman became a key component of the Cal offense. In his junior year, he was a main target for Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Initially wearing #81, he later switched to #15. He graduated with a degree in American Studies in 2004.
Lyman was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft.[1]