Chase Claypool Fantasy

Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool caught two of his six targets for 29 yards in a 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. Claypool's quiet afternoon against the Vikings wraps up a second-straight disappointing season for him after he exploded onto the scene with 11 total touchdowns in 2020 as a rookie. The Bears traded a second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers to acquire Claypool at the trade deadline and he wound up catching just 14 passes for 140 yards and no touchdowns in his seven games with Chicago. Overall, Claypool wraps up his third NFL season with 46 catches for 451 yards and one touchdown in 15 total games split between Pittsburgh and Chicago. Claypool will be a boom/bust WR4 heading into 2023 drafts.

Jan. 10th • 5:18 AM

Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool will see a favorable matchup against the Vikings in Week 18. Claypool's production has nose-dived this season and heads in the season finale with only 44 receptions for 422 yards and only one touchdown. The midseason trade by the Bears to acquire Claypool has been, to this point, a disaster marred by injury and ineffectiveness. Through six games with the Bears the talented 24-year-old has mustered only 12 receptions for 111 yards. He will face, however, a Vikings defense that has allowed the second most fantasy points to the wide receiver position. Minnesota has allowed a whopping 25 receivers this season to post more than 10-plus fantasy points against them but Claypool will have to catch passes from backup quarterback Nathan Peterman. Claypool is not fantasy viable in Week 18.

Jan. 7th • 1:48 AM

Chicago Bears wide receivers Chase Claypool (knee) and Dante Pettis (ankle) are both officially active on New Year's Day to face the Detroit Lions in Week 17. Claypool will be on the field for the first time since Week 13, and it remains to be seen if he'll see his normal workload on offense. During the team's bye in Week 13, the Bears coaching staff admitted that Claypool was still learning the offense after a midseason trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers. In his five games with the team, he has only 12 receptions on 22 targets for 111 yards and no touchdowns. The Bears want Claypool to become a big part of the passing attack, but that may not happen until 2023. Trusting any Chicago receivers with a fantasy championship on the line is a fool's errand, even against a suspect Lions defense.

Jan. 1st • 11:50 AM