Deshawn Capers-Smith: DB · Texas A&M · #26.
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Deshawn Capers-Smith
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Texas A&M: Kevin Sumlin and Jimbo Fisher. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against NC State — Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs No. 2 Clemson | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 13 Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23@ South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28@ Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 74-72vs No. 8 LSU | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13vs NC State | 9 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 31 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 74-72
vs LSU
1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%8 TFL52 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
435 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas A&M, 108 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
