Chase Claypool in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Notre Dame, 2016–⁠19

Chase Claypool

Number
No. 83
Height
6′4″
Weight
229 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Abbotsford, BC
Born
Jul 7, 1998, in Abbotsford

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Chase Claypool played receiver at Notre Dame (2016–⁠19). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Claypool in round 2, No. 49 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,037
Receiving yards, 2019 (Notre Dame, 11–⁠2)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2019
Drafted
No. 49
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2017180receiving yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20174receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Navy, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Notre Dame58116.2033
2017Notre Dame2940213.9244
2018Notre Dame5063912.8435
2019Notre Dame661,03715.71347
Career1502,15914.41947

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Notre Dame1170000
2017Notre Dame110000
2018Notre Dame760000
2019Notre Dame530000
Career24170000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Notre Dame83WRFr.
2017Notre Dame83WRSo.
2018Notre Dame83WRJr.
2019Notre Dame83WRSr.6′4″229

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Notre Dame90.87––7.9–
2017Notre Dame440.5860th (n=507)0.5225.56%
2018Notre Dame700.6670th (n=497)0.5346.27%
2019Notre Dame1110.5856th (n=499)0.5464.312%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Notre Dame 13 games, 66 catches, 1,037 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2atLouisvilleW 35–⁠175940–––
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 66–⁠144961–––
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 17–⁠236661–––
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠206300–––
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠03612–––
Oct 12vs.USCW 30–⁠273470300
Oct 26atMichiganL 14–⁠452420–––
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 21–⁠2081180–––
Nov 9atDukeW 38–⁠75971–––
Nov 16vs.NavyW 52–⁠2071174–––
Nov 23vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠77601–––
Nov 30atStanfordW 45–⁠243632200
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 33–⁠971461–––
2018 Notre Dame 13 games, 50 catches, 639 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 24–⁠173470200
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠163360–––
Sep 15vs.VanderbiltW 22–⁠171170100
Sep 22atWake ForestW 56–⁠274511–––
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠173231200
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠234260–––
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠145611–––
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠225570–––
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠2181300–––
Nov 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠131120100
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 36–⁠36981–––
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠175730100
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠30280–––
2017 Notre Dame 11 games, 29 catches, 402 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠161160100
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠20280–––
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠184560–––
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠172281–––
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠103360–––
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠141130–––
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠142170–––
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠3791801–––
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠41290–––
Nov 18vs.NavyW 24–⁠172280–––
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠381110–––
2016 Notre Dame 8 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠10160200
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠361330100
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠33–––300
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠10–––100
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠171130100
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠27–––100
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠6190–––
Nov 19vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠341200200

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′4¼″
Weight238 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan80″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.52 sW
Vertical jump40½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press19 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Pittsburgh Steelers16628739
2021Pittsburgh Steelers15598602
2022Chicago Bears15464511
2023Miami Dolphins118771
NFL career571752,26113

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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