Chase Claypool

24-Year-Old Wide ReceiverWR

Chicago Bears

Questionable

Injury Undisclosed

Est. Return 6/15/2023

2022 Receiving Stats

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YDS

451

AVG

9.8

TAR

2023 Projections

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Claypool's career has been trending south ever since a rookie season with 11 total TDs and 873 receiving yards. He had nearly as many yards (860) his second year, but with only two TDs and some mental/effort errors that drew the ire of both Pittsburgh's fans and coaching staff. After a slot start last year, the Steelers shipped him off Week 9 to Chicago where Claypool played out the rest of the season as a part-time player (48 percent snap share in seven games) in a run-heavy offense. The Bears figure to pass more this year, not only because of regression to the mean but also because Justin Fields improved last year and got big-time help this offseason at wide receiver (DJ Moore) and offensive tackle (10th overall pick Darnell Wright). With Darnell Mooney expected back from ankle surgery, Claypool may only be the No. 3 receiver despite boasting one of the most ridiculous athletic profiles in the league (he ran a 4.42 40 at 238 pounds coming out of Notre Dame in 2020). Read Past Outlooks

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#193.5

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Wide Receiver

Bye Week 13

Height 6'4"

Weight 238

DOB 7/7/1998

College Notre Dame

Drafted 2nd Rd 2020 #49 Overall

Not practicing

WRChicago Bears

Undisclosed

May 31, 2023

Claypool is being held out of practice Wednesday with a soft-tissue injury, Mark Grote of 670TheScore.com reports.

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Claypool's absence from a few spring practices shouldn't matter so long as he's healthy for training camp this summer. He looks to be third on the depth chart at receiver behind DJ Moore and Darnell Mooney (ankle), the latter of whom has also been absent from spring practices. Claypool struggled to produce after coming over from Pittsburgh in a trade last fall and now enters his contract year in a suboptimal situation for putting up numbers.

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Air Yards Per Game

35.0

Air Yards Per Snap

1.20

% Team Air Yards

11.5%

% Team Targets

9.1%

Avg Depth of Target

10.5 Yds

Catch Rate

64.0%

Drop Rate

0.0%

Avg Yds After Catch

3.2

% Targeted On Route

11.3%

Avg Yds Per Route Run

0.70

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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart

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D.Darnell Mooney

E.Equanimeous St. Brown

D.Dante Pettis

B.Byron Pringle

C.Chase Claypool

N.N'Keal Harry

V.Velus Jones

I.Ihmir Smith-Marsette

N.Nsimba Webster

#% of Team Snaps

60461%

53554%

50251%

27628%

19219%

16517%

15616%

556%

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Receiving Alignment Breakdown

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How do Chase Claypool's measurables compare to other wide receivers?

This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.

Height

6' 4"

Weight

238 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.42 sec

Vertical Jump

40.5 in

Broad Jump

126 in

Bench Press

19 reps

Hand Length

9.88 in

Arm Length

32.50 in

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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2020

Claypool scored 11 TDs as a rookie (two rushing) and only two in 2021. Other than that, his stat lines were similar, which made Year 2 disappointing after the attention-grabbing debut. As a rookie, Claypool opened the year as a backup before breaking out Week 5 with four TDs — surprising early production from a player who had just one big season at Notre Dame and was drafted on the strength of his workout numbers (4.42 40, 40.5-inch vertical at 6-4, 238). In Year 2, the oversized wideout had two big games within the first five weeks but then went the rest of the season without reaching even 10 targets or 100 yards in a game. Teammate Diontae Johnson, who also suffered through Ben Roethlisberger's decline, managed to stay productive with the help of an AFC-high 169 targets. The Steelers probably want some of those looks to shift toward Claypool and rookie George Pickens this season, especially downfield, though new QBs Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett won't necessarily be accurate.

Despite not seeing a full complement of snaps until Week 3, Claypool scored 11 times as a rookie, though two of those scores came on short carries, a trick the Steelers didn’t repeat after Week 6. At 6-4, 238, Claypool is built like a tight end, albeit one who clocked a 4.42 40, making him one of the league’s freak athletes. He was the Steelers’ big-play threat last year, though Ben Roethlisberger had neither the arm nor the inclination to take many shots downfield. Claypool’s 8.0 YPT is modest by overall standards, but on a team that put up only 6.3 YPA, it was stellar. JuJu Smith-Schuster re-signed with the Steelers this offseason so his 128 targets aren’t going Claypool’s way, and the talented but drop-prone Diontae Johnson will be involved too. The bigger question, though, is whether Roethlisberger has enough arm and skill left to take advantage of Claypool’s talents.

The 49th pick in this year's draft, Claypool adds tight end size (6-4, 238) with wideout speed (4.42 40) to the Steelers' already-deep receiving corps. He'll probably line up in both spots, but he'll be competing with JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington and Diontae Johnson at the former and Eric Ebron and Vance McDonald at the latter. The good news for Claypool is he's the fastest of the bunch, and other than Smith-Schuster, no one's role is set in stone. Ben Roethlisberger is healthy after missing most of last year, and the Steelers should be a pass-heavy team, so there's upside if Claypool can ascend the depth chart.

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Disappointing season

WRChicago Bears

January 8, 2023

Claypool caught two passes for 29 yards in the Bears' 29-13 loss to the Vikings in Week 18, and he ended the season with 14 receptions and 140 yards over seven games after being acquired from Pittsburgh.

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Targeted once in defeat

WRChicago Bears

January 1, 2023

Claypool was held without a catch in the Bears' 41-10 loss to the Lions on Sunday.

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Active for Week 17

WRChicago Bears

January 1, 2023

Claypool (knee) is active for Sunday's matchup against the Lions.

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Expected to play in Detroit

WRChicago Bears

Knee

January 1, 2023

Claypool (knee) is expected to suit up for Sunday's divisional matchup against the Lions, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

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Questionable for Sunday

WRChicago Bears

Knee

December 30, 2022

Claypool (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Detroit.

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