Will Clapp

Will Clapp (born December 10, 1995) is an American football center for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.

Will Clapp
No. 64 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Brother Martin
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:LSU
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 245
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:17
Games started:4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Clapp attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He committed to play football for the LSU Tigers in January 2010.[1]

College career

Clapp did not play as a true freshman in 2014 and chose to redshirt.

In 2015, as a redshirt freshman, Clapp started all 12 games for the Tigers. He ranked third on the team in total snaps with 776 and knockdown blocks with 88, along with not allowing a sack all season.[2] He was named to the 2015 SEC-All Freshman team.[3]

As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Clapp started 11 of 12 games, missing one due to injury. He played 648 snaps, had 58 knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack for the second straight season.[4] He was named to the 2016 All-SEC football team.[5]

In 2017, Clapp started all 13 games for the Tigers.[6] He was named to the All-SEC Football Team for the second year in a row.[7] After the season, he announced he was going to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[8]

Professional career

Clapp was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] On May 10, 2018, Clapp signed his rookie contract with the Saints.[10] He made his NFL debut on December 17, 2018 against the Carolina Panthers as a substitute for Michael Ola [11]

References
  1. "Will Clapp commits to LSU". Geaux 247. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. "Will Clapp Bio". The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. "2015 SEC All-Freshman Football Team announced". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. "Will Clapp Bio". The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  5. "SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. "Will Clapp-LSU Tigers-2018 Player Profile". RotoWorld. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. "2017 All-SEC Football Team announced". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. "LSU center Will Clapp becomes sixth underclassman to declare for draft". The Advocate. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  9. Lopez, Andrew (April 28, 2018). "New Orleans Saints pick LSU offensive lineman Will Clapp in 7th round". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. "New Orleans Saints sign six draft picks". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  11. https://www.nola.com/saints/2018/12/saints-rookie-og-will-clapp-thrust-into-a-big-role-for-his-nfl-debut.html.NOLA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.