BIOGRAPHY
Will Clapp was born December 10, 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a center in the NFL.
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. He was named to the 2015 SEC-All Freshman team. 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. He was named to the 2016 All-SEC football team. In 2017, Clapp started all 13 games for the Tigers. He was named to the All-SEC Football Team for the second year in a row. After the season, he announced he was going to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. Clapp was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2018, Clapp signed his rookie contract with the Saints. He made his NFL debut on December 17, 2018, against the Carolina Panthers as a substitute for Michael Ola. On September 26, 2020, Clapp was waived by the Saints and re-signed to the practice squad on September 29. He was promoted to the active roster on October 3. He was waived on October 8 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. 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. On December 19, 2020, Clapp was promoted to the active roster. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 16, 2021, and activated on February 4. YouTuber MMG, a channel of almost 2 million subscribers, has collaborated with Clapp in a YouTube video. This has led to great popularity with Clapp.
