Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool mocked in 1st Round by Sporting News
By J.P. Scott
Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool has been tearing it up as of late. People are noticing.
Chase Claypool has been making a ton of noise for Notre Dame over the last couple of weeks. The senior wideout has caught 19 passes for 274 yards and six scores combined over the last three games.
On the season, Claypool has 56 catches for 828 yards and ten scores. When you combine those numbers with his physical attributes, it was only a matter of time before NFL scouts and draft analysts took notice.
On Monday, Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News published a 2020 NFL First Round Mock Draft. He has Claypool going No. 23 overall to the Buffalo Bills.
This is a destination that would make sense for both Claypool and the Bills. Buffalo has a young, up-and-coming quarterback, but no receivers on the roster with the skill set/size combination that Claypool provides.
Claypool’s position in Iyer’s mock draft is notable due to some of the receivers he is in the conversation with as well. He is the fifth player at his position off the board on the Sporting News mock, behind only the Alabama duo of Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs, Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb, and Colorado’s Laviska Shenault.
Iyer has Claypool going ahead of other elite wideouts, such as TCU’s Jalen Reagor, LSU’s Justin Jefferson, and Clemson’s Tee Higgins.
Much like Miles Boykin at the 2019 combine, Claypool is likely to turn even more heads at during workouts at the 2020 combine due to his freakish size/athleticism combo.
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Regardless of whether or not Chase Claypool maintains his first round status and is actually taken in the first round, the attention and respect he is getting helps Notre Dame recruiting at that position. Between Claypool, Miles Boykin, Will Fuller and Golden Tate, Brian Kelly has tangible examples of Irish receivers going on to play and have an impact on Sundays.