Unbelievable: Ja’Marr Chase got the chance to be the………..

INDIANAPOLIS _ Heard in the hallways and lobbies this week at the NFL scouting combine:

SOUND FAMILIAR?: Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers, the current LSU quarterback-receiver combo that is all the rage of the NFL Draft, arrived here with words of wisdom from their Pro Bowl Bayou ancestors in Cincinnati who jumped from their top 5 drafts to transform the Bengals.

Joe Burrow has told his fellow Heisman quarterback “to stay who I am,” and Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has basically said the same thing to Nabers. In between Friday’s media stops, Nabers said he’s been corresponding with Chase.

“The process, at the end of the day, is just the game of football,” Nabers said of Chase’s advice. “All that stuff is going to happen. Don’t worry about the cameras and stuff. Just do what I know and play football.”

The 6-0, 200-pound Nabers, who could go as early as the fifth pick like Chase did in 2021, has a similar build and, more than that, because he makes it a point to study the three-time Pro Bowler Chase.

“I model my game a little bit after him,” Nabers said. “He’s an aggressive player. He’s a speedy guy that can catch the ball pretty well. Can run routes, vertical  routes, he’s pretty shifty.”

Daniels isn’t the overall No. 1 lock like Burrow was in 2020. But he looks destined to be in the top three. Burrow offered Daniels advice during his run to the Heisman late last year and Daniels said when they spoke in person recently Burrow gave some words on the draft process.

“A hundred percent,” said Daniels of Burrow’s willingness to help at any juncture. “I spoke to Joe and he said just stay who I am.”

Daniels loves Burrow’s game, especially his approach.

“For him, it’s his process. His mental take. IQ,” Daniels said. “Joe is cool. With Joe, you always know what you’re getting each and every day.”