Round 3: No. 69 overall
Rizzuti: Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame
Keeping within the theme of flexible and athletic freaks, offensive coordinator Joe Brady should be more than happy to add this 6-foot-4, 238-pound pass catcher to his tool box.
Claypool put his natural gifts on display at the combine, clocking in at a blazing 4.42 seconds in the 40-yard dash while registering top-end results in the vertical jump (40.5 inches), broad jump (126 inches) and bench press (19 reps). That all showed up during his four years in South Bend, especially in his senior season when he found the end zone 13 times.
The ceiling is high for Claypool, whether that be at receiver or tight end.
Williams: Damon Arnette, CB, Ohio State
Arnette had a bit of an underwhelming performance at the NFL combine, but his tape is tremendous. He is very sticky in man coverage, a willing tackler and has a quick trigger attacking downhill while playing zone.
Arnette gets a bit grabby on the back half of routes near the catch point, but that is something that Rhule and his staff can work with and coach him up on. In any other draft class he is probably a top-50 pick, but Arnette is simply victim to a very talented position group this year.
Getting him this late is a steal.