DeMonte Capehart
Capehart with the Clemson Tigers in 2025 | |
| No. 19 – Clemson Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 19, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 313 lb (142 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
DeMonte Capehart (born July 19, 2002) is an American college football defensive tackle for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life
Capehart originally attended Hartsville High School in Hartsville, South Carolina before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year.[1] As a senior, he was named a high school All-American by Sports Illustrated after recording 44 tackles and 5.5 sacks.[2] Capehart was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. He committed to Clemson University to play college football.[3][4]
College career
Over his first four years at Clemson from 2020 to 2023, Capehart played in 34 games as a backup and had 30 tackles and two sacks. He returned to Clemson in 2024 as a starter for the first time.[5][6]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Tackles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | ||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 57 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 13.5 | 3.0 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
6 ft 10+3⁄4 in (2.10 m) |
4.85 s | 1.71 s | 2.81 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ Writer, Scott Chancey schancey@florencenews com Morning News Prep Sports (July 12, 2019). "Hartsville football coach preparing for star's possible transfer to IMG Academy". SCNow.
- ^ "Clemson Commitment Demonte Capehart is an SI All-American". SI. December 17, 2019.
- ^ Clemson commit Capehart recruiting other in-state talent
- ^ [email protected], JUSTIN DRIGGERS Morning News (December 18, 2019). "Capehart comes back to Hartsville to sign with Clemson". SCNow.
- ^ Blau, Jon (August 6, 2024). "Clemson defensive tackle could be 'game-wrecker' for Tigers in 2024". Post and Courier.
- ^ Carter, Derrian. "Clemson football's DeMonte Capehart back with team after weapons charge dismissed". The Greenville News.
- ^ "DeMonte Capehart Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "DeMonte Capehart College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.