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2020 NFL Draft Stock Up: Stanford vs Notre Dame Prospects

By Jeremiah Bogan

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - SEPTEMBER 02: Chase Claypool #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball against the Louisville Cardinals on September 02, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - SEPTEMBER 02: Chase Claypool #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball against the Louisville Cardinals on September 02, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Chase Claypool WR

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football
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Scouting Report

After quiet first half due to Stanford’s focus on him, Chase Claypool came to life in the second half. He had three receptions on the day and two of them were touchdowns. One of his touchdowns came on a 41-yard bomb which is encouraging to see him stretch the field.

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There are athletic concerns for Claypool but he is a big bodied receiver who understands how to win at the catchpoint consistently. Claypool comes with a very good frame at 6’4” and 229lbs that he understands how to win with consistently. He is surprisingly a smooth athlete for his size and wins a lot in the intermediate area of the field.

Notre Dame’s willingness to not limit him to being a jump ball receiver has helped his stock tremendously. He has a chance to possibly carve out a role as a big slot at the next level depending what team he lands on. There will be concerns about his overall athleticism as he lacks straight-line speed and explosiveness so the NFL Combine will be huge for his stock.

Most importantly, he gets the chance to perform in front of scouts at Senior Bowl week down in Mobile which could ease some of those concerns as well. Chase Claypool is a very solid prospect who is playing his best football at the right time of the season.

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