Steelers select WR Chase Claypool in second round of NFL Draft

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By Robert H Kelly
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (April 24, 2020) With their first pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool. The 6-4, 229-pound senior, who played his high school ball at Abbotsford High School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, led the Fighting Irish with 66 receptions for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns during his senior season. His 13 receiving touchdowns rank sixth most in a season by an Irish player.

He saw action in all 13 Notre Dame games in 2019 including the Camping World Bowl, were he was honored as the game's Most Valuable Player. In the bowl game, he caught seven passes for 146 yards and one touchdown against Iowa State. As a freshman in 2016 became the eighth player from Canada to appear in varsity action for Notre Dame.

In his junior years, he played in all 13 games, starting 12 of those contests. In addition, he finished the season second on the team with 639 receiving yards on 50 receptions and four TDs. He also tallied touchdown grabs in consecutive games against Wake Forest and No. 7 Stanford.