Steelers WR Chase Claypool Named to PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team
Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool has been named to the 2020 Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie team.
Claypool was honored along with Minnesota Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson as the top 2020 rookies at the position.
The Notre Dame product caught 62 passes for 873 yards and nine touchdowns this season. He also rushed for a pair of scores, tying Louis Lipps for the most touchdowns scored by a Steelers rookie with 11 total.
Claypool was the 11th wide receiver selected in the 2020 NFL Draft when the Steelers took him with the 49th overall selection.
Claypool previously won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award as the Steelers’ rookie of the year.
This is the second straight season the Steelers had a PFWA All-Rookie member, as linebacker Devin Bush was a part of the 2019 squad. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and linebacker T.J. Watt were awarded in 2017.
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