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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2020Consensus #049
WR· Round 2

Chase
Claypool.

Chase Claypool
Sickos Grade
72.3/100
Pre-draft #49

Notre Dame official athletic logoNotre Dame· 6'4"· 238 lb· 4.42s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.9284
National · #171HS class · 2016
Abbotsford, BC
247Sports composite via CFBD
R2 · #49 · Pittsburgh Steelers
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Claypool schemes best in a vertical passing game or a West Coast offense that incorporates spread formations, leveraging his size and speed matchups.

X-receiverBoundary XBig Slot
Best role

Immediate red-zone threat and deep ball specialist with potential to develop into a high-volume X-receiver.

Wrong fit

A run-first, ball-control offense that rarely throws vertically and relies on precise route running and scheme over physical matchups.

Claypool's unique combination of size, speed, and contested-catch ability makes him a valuable asset in schemes that prioritize downfield passing and physical matchups.

04The evaluation

Selected #49 overall in Round 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of Notre Dame.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'4"
Weight
238 lb
40 yd
4.42s
Vertical
40.5"
Broad
10'6"
Bench
19
Relative Athletic Score
9.98
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. WR on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.42sp50
Vertical
40.5inp50
Broad jump
126inp50
Three-cone
s
Shuttle
s
Bench
19repp50
08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Notre Dame115810
2017Notre Dame12294022
2018Notre Dame13506394
2019Notre Dame1366103713
Career49150215919

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Usage share, 2019
12.3%of team plays
93 percentile at positionNotre Dame
Pass plays · 26.1%Run plays · 0.0%Third down · 11.4%Passing downs · 12.8%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
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