DeMonte Capehart
| Clemson Tigers – No. 19 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 19, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
DeMonte Capehart (born July 19, 2002) is an American 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 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Career | 45 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2.0 |
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.