DeMonte Capehart: DT · Clemson · #19.
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DeMonte Capehart
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fifth year in the Clemson defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Tech, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17vs No. 9 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-16vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-34vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 45-46vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-19@ No. 19 Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
10%2 hurries20 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 47-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
53.8%
474 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #101 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 66 tackles — drafted at #155 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2026 NFL rookie season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2026 NFL rookie season
