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 Week 17, 2020
Games played:25
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. Clapp was known in college to intimidate opposing teams as they believed he might "clap" their girlfriend's cheeks, recently famous youtuber MMG has made this a running joke on his youtube channel of almost 2 million subscribers. This has led to great popularity with Clapp.[2]

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.[3] He was named to the 2015 SEC-All Freshman team.[4]

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.[5] He was named to the 2016 All-SEC football team.[6]

In 2017, Clapp started all 13 games for the Tigers.[7] He was named to the All-SEC Football Team for the second year in a row.[8] After the season, he announced he was going to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[9]

Professional career

Clapp was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[10] On May 10, 2018, Clapp signed his rookie contract with the Saints.[11] He made his NFL debut on December 17, 2018 against the Carolina Panthers as a substitute for Michael Ola [12]

On September 26, 2020, Clapp was waived by the Saints and re-signed to the practice squad on September 29.[13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3.[15] He was waived on October 8[16] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24, October 31, November 28, and December 5 for the team's weeks 7, 8, 12, and 13 games against the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, and Atlanta Falcons, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[18][19][20][21] On December 19, 2020, Clapp was promoted to the active roster.[22]

References
  1. "Will Clapp commits to LSU". Geaux 247. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxnP_l7VxPE
  3. "Will Clapp Bio". The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. "2015 SEC All-Freshman Football Team announced". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  5. "Will Clapp Bio". The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. "SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. "Will Clapp-LSU Tigers-2018 Player Profile". RotoWorld. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. "2017 All-SEC Football Team announced". The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  9. "LSU center Will Clapp becomes sixth underclassman to declare for draft". The Advocate. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. Lopez, Andrew (April 28, 2018). "New Orleans Saints pick LSU offensive lineman Will Clapp in 7th round". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  11. "New Orleans Saints sign six draft picks". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  12. 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.
  13. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 26, 2020.
  14. Just, Amie (September 29, 2020). "Saints re-sign former LSU OL Will Clapp to practice squad". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  15. Just, Amie (October 3, 2020). "Saints make 4 roster moves ahead of game against Lions". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  16. Just, Amie (October 8, 2020). "Saints waive New Orleans native, ex-LSU guard Will Clapp". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. Just, Amie (October 10, 2020). "Saints re-sign OL Will Clapp to practice squad, release practice squad WR Malik Henry". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  18. Just, Amie (October 24, 2020). "Saints to use Austin Carr, Juwan Johnson as COVID-19 replacements, activate Will Clapp too for game vs. Panthers". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  19. Just, Amie (October 31, 2020). "Saints sign WR Tommylee Lewis to 53-man roster, elevate 3 practice squad players for Bears game". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  20. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  21. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  22. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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