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Jersey Number 19
Finn Claypool
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Des Moines,Iowa
- High School:
- Des Moines Roosevelt HS/Dowling Catholic HS
- Prev School:
- Drake
Bio
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Spent the 2021-24 seasons at Drake ... totaled 38 games played, 155 tackles, 51 TFL, 30.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three passes defended in his career at Drake ... 2024: Unanimous first team All-PFL selection ... appeared in 11 games ... had 45 tackles (27 solo) ... added 17.5 TFL, 10.0 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Academic All-PFL ... 2023: Named PFL Defensive Player of the Year…named All-PFL First Team…named PFL All-Academic First Team…named a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist…recorded 57 total tackles…19 tackles for loss for a total loss of 57 yards…forced 5 fumbles ... 2022: PFL Freshman Defensive Player of the Year... All-PFL First Team... STATS FCS Freshman All-American... Hero Sports FCS Freshman All-American... recorded 48 tackles… owned a team-high 14.5 tackles for loss for a total of 74 yards lost… made a team-high eight sacks and 11 quarterback hurries… one forced fumble ... 2021: Recorded five tackles before redshirting.
HIGH SCHOOL: Local standout who finished his prep career at Dowling Catholic High School in 2020 after playing his first three seasons for Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt’s 2020 season canceled due to global COVID-19 pandemic) ... helped the Maroons advance to the Class 4A semifinals in 2020 and the Roughriders earn their first playoff appearance in 26 years in 2019 ... played both offense and defense his junior year earning all-district honors on both sides ... honorable mention all-district as sophomore.
PERSONAL: Son of Adam and Megan Claypool ... has one sister, Kate, who played collegiate softball at Iowa (2018-22) and at Purdue (2023-24) ... Kate is the current Director of Softball Player Development at Purdue ... has one younger brother, Henry ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the national reputation it had among G5 programs, and because of head coach Matt Entz ... majoring in Master of Business Adm
HIGH SCHOOL: Local standout who finished his prep career at Dowling Catholic High School in 2020 after playing his first three seasons for Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt’s 2020 season canceled due to global COVID-19 pandemic) ... helped the Maroons advance to the Class 4A semifinals in 2020 and the Roughriders earn their first playoff appearance in 26 years in 2019 ... played both offense and defense his junior year earning all-district honors on both sides ... honorable mention all-district as sophomore.
PERSONAL: Son of Adam and Megan Claypool ... has one sister, Kate, who played collegiate softball at Iowa (2018-22) and at Purdue (2023-24) ... Kate is the current Director of Softball Player Development at Purdue ... has one younger brother, Henry ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the national reputation it had among G5 programs, and because of head coach Matt Entz ... majoring in Master of Business Adm
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