2019-20 Football Roster

#83 Chase Claypool 2018-19 Football Roster

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Height 6-4 3/8
Weight 229
Class Senior
Hometown Abbotsford, BC
High School Abbotsford
Twitter @ChaseClaypool
Chase Claypool - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS & AWARDS (2019)

  • Camping World Bowl MVP (2019)
  • Game ball recipient vs. Navy (2019)

SENIOR SEASON (2019)

  • Led the team with 66 catches for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns while playing in all 13 games
  • Left Notre Dame seventh in career receptions with 150
  • Thirteen TD receptions were the sixth most in a season by an Irish player
  • Earned the game ball with four touchdown receptions in the win over Navy
  • Named Camping World Bowl MVP after making seven catches for 146 yards and a score in win against Iowa State

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)

  • Played in all 13 games, starting 12 of those contests
  • Finished the season second on the team with 639 receiving yards on 50 receptions and four TDs
  • Made TD grabs in consecutive games against Wake Forest and No. 7 Stanford
  • Had a season-best eight catches for 130 yards at Northwestern
  • Made six grabs for 98 yards and a TD win win over No. 12 Syracuse

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)

  • Saw action in 12 games and started eight contests
  • Ranked second on the Irish in both receptions (29) and receiving yards (402)
  • Caught nine passes for 180 yards, including a career-long 44-yard grab, and a TD vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 4)
  • Registered four receptions of at least 20 yards
  • Hauled in a seven-yard TD grab vs. Miami, Ohio (Sept.30)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)

  • Became the eighth player from Canada to appear in varsity action for Notre Dame
  • Played in all 12 games
  • One of 10 true freshmen (Troy Pride Jr., Devin Studstill, Donte Vaughn, Jalen Elliott, Julian Okwara, Daelin Hayes, Kevin Stepherson, Julian Love and Jamir Jones) who played in at least eight games
  • One of seven true freshmen (Troy Pride Jr., Devin Studstill, Donte Vaughn, Jalen Elliott, Daelin Hayes and Julian Love) to register at least 11 tackles
  • Led the Irish in special teams tackles with 11 and punt-return tackles with eight
  • Registered eight of Notre Dame’s 19 tackles on punt coverage
  • Recorded six receptions for 81 yards, good for an average of 13.5 yards per reception
  • Amassed 90 all-purpose yards, including a career-best 33 against Michigan State (Sept. 17)
  • Had one catch for 33 yards against the Spartans
  • Registered a nine-yard rush in the win vs. Nevada (Sept. 10)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA

  • One of the top players ever to come out of British Columbia and an elite wide receiver prospect
  • Helped Abbotsford reach the 2015 British Columbia High School Football AA Championship game (first such berth since 1984)
  • Last Canadian to sign with the Irish was linebacker Bill Mitoulas from Toronto, Ontario, in 1994
  • In 2015, versatile athlete caught 58 passes for 1,473 yards and 18 TDs; rushed for 567 yards and eight TDs on 47 carries; completed six of eight passes for 103 yards and three TDs; added 74 tackles, including two sacks, two fumble recoveries and five interceptions; returned four punts for 195 yards (two TDs) and seven kickoffs for 176 yards (one TD)
  • Held the following school records: career and single-season TDs, career and single-season receiving yards, career and single-season receptions, single-season tackles, career and single-season interceptions and longest receiving TD
  • One of three finalists for the Sports BC 50th annual Athlete of the Year
  • Selected to participate in Nike’s 2015 “The Opening” in Beaverton, Oregon and the 2016 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida
  • No. 280-ranked player nationally and No. 12-ranked tight end on Scout.com 300 list
  • No. 159-ranked player in the nation and No. 12-ranked wide receiver on ESPN 300 list
  • No. 170-ranked player in the nation and No. 33-ranked wide receiver on 247Sports.com Top 247
  • No. 109-ranked player in the nation and No. 22-ranked wide receiver on Rivals.com 250 list
  • No. 262-ranked player on the Tom Lemming Prep Football Report
  • Played for head coach Jay Fujimura at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School
  • Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management consulting