A Star Is Born (Chase Claypool)

Johnson hands are iffy, but he's their best WR in the open field

 

Chase Claypool is definitely a problem for opposing NFL DBs and with his 7th Total Touchdown against Baltimore, he has put the entire AFC North on notice. After being limited against Malcolm Butler, I was curious to see how he would fare against that three headed monster Baltimore has. He did well; 5 catches on 9 targets for 42 yards and a Receiving Touchdown. Yes, he did have the fumble but again, Marcus Peters can be a Number One Corner for many NFL teams. Ironically enough, that Touchdown he scored was against Peters the same.




However, even beyond that game, Chase is greatly outperforming his draft stock. For that matter, it really is interesting to compare the first three Receivers to Chase at this point. Here are their stats vs. Chase.




Henry Ruggs III:




10 Catches


220 Yards


5 First Downs


1 Receiving Touchdown


Longest Reception: 72 Yards


4 Rush Attempts


22 Rushing Yards


0 Touchdowns





Jerry Jeudy:



23 receptions


359 Yards


1 Receiving Touchdown


18 First Downs


Longest Reception: 48 Yards


*** No Rushing Data Available ***



CeeDee Lamb:



40 Receptions


524 Yards


2 Receiving Touchdowns


26 First Downs


Longest Reception: 43 Yards


5 Rushing Attempts


33 Rushing Yards


1 Rushing Touchdown





Now, let us compare that to Chase shall we?!



Chase Claypool:



23 Receptions


375 Yards


5 Receiving Touchdowns


14 First Downs


Longest Reception: 84 Yards


6 Rushing Attempts


21 Rushing Yards


2 Rushing Touchdowns





In comparison to Henry Ruggs III, I think Claypool can hold his own. In comparison to both CeeDee and Jerry though, things get dicey. Both have far superior First Down Totals and better Receiving Yards as well. What seperates the two from Chase though is the amount of Receiving Touchdowns each has. By himself, Chase has more Receiving Touchdowns that both Lamb and Jeudy. For that matter, Chase has just as many Receiving Touchdowns as all three put together. Where Claypool starts to pull away though is Total Touchdowns.



Chase Claypool has more Total Touchdowns (7) to the Big Three from the 2020 Draft Class (5). With all that said, is Chase Claypool the best Wide Receiver from the 2020 Draft?! Way too early to tell but the dividends are paying off more so for Pittsburgh than they would be for the likes of Las Vegas, Denver and Dallas put together.

 

I think also dealing with a foot/ankle injury?

The kid is a walking infirmary.

 

Hello my friend, a question for you. Does the town Chase Claypool came from make a big deal out of it???? Reason I ask, a Penguin player (I know, tons of Canadian Hockey players) was from a small place in Canada and every time he scored they would rev up a motorcycle inside a local bar in the town.

PS: I know Canada is big and you could be on other side of Chases home town.

 

He grew up about an hour away from where I live. My brother-in-law, who coaches football out in that area, says a lot of the kids have become Steelers fans because of Claypool. He's a big deal out in Abbotsford and the surrounding towns.

He gets some attention out in the bigger cities but most people are Seahawks fans.

 

Yeah no kidding. He's needs to get stronger.

 

He did get stronger over the offseason, he gained over 10 pounds for this season.