{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Chase Lyman | image = | number = 15 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|09|4}} | birth_place = Mountain View, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 210 | high_school = Saint Francis {{nowrap|(Mountain View, California)}} | college = California (2000–2004) | draftyear = 2005 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 118 | pastteams = * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}}) }} '''Chase Lyman''' (born September 4, 1982) is an American former professional 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.
{{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 2 5/8 | weight = 217 | dash = 4.54 | ten split = 1.60 | twenty split = 2.65 | vertical = 36.5 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 7 | arm span = 31 3/4 | hand span = 9 7/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=54411&DraftYear=2005 |title=2005 NFL Draft Scout Chase Lyman College Football Profile |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}
Lyman was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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