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2020 NFL Combine: 5 wide receivers who should impress 49ers

By Peter Panacy

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Chase Claypool of Notre Dame runs a drill during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Chase Claypool of Notre Dame runs a drill during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Clase Claypool, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Chase Claypool #WO08 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

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Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool likely put himself squarely into consideration for a solid Round 2 NFL Draft choice after his impressive combine performance.

Just to recap, Claypool was a top performer in the high jump, reaching 40.5 inches. He then recorded an impressive 19 bench reps, while also boasting a broad jump of 126 inches.

For a 6-foot-4, 238-pound receiver, those numbers are likely to be expected. It’s Claypool’s 40-yard dash time that should stand out: an excellent 4.42 time, unofficially. That kind of speed is often unusual for a player of Claypool’s stature, yet he did it with apparent ease:

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1233195127801294850

Claypool enjoyed a 1,000-yard season with the Fighting Irish in 2019, so the production is there. And those numbers probably would have been bigger if Notre Dame’s quarterbacking play would have been better.

Still, the 49ers have to be impressed with the all-around effort from Claypool, potentially making him a contingency option, should the team trade down into Round 2 from their first-round pick.

Especially considering the Niners don’t exactly have a ton of big-bodied targets with speed to burn on their roster.