#30

Mike Caprara

Linebacker for Pittsburgh. 2016: 37 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Pittsburgh · #30

6′0″ · Turtle Creek, PA

Pittsburgh 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 linebacker for Pittsburgh. 2016: 37 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2012.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2805 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Pittsburgh, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Pittsburgh2-star out of Woodland Hills

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2805 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 16-10 over that span.

2015Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2016Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (83rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (81st percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#406 / 2668 · 83rd pct

2.5

QB hurries#384 / 2668 · 81st pct

Tackles for loss#626 / 2668 · 75th pct

5.0

Tackles#1075 / 2668 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1097 / 2668 · 48th pct

Solo tackles#1375 / 2668 · 47th pct

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.0	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road4g	4.8	0.8	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	0.8	0.5	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Pittsburgh	37	17	5.0	2.5	1	--	--
2015	Pittsburgh	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		37	17	5.0	2.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2016

W 43–42

at Clemson

6 TOT · 3 SOLO

Edged out Clemson on the road in a shootout.

With N. Peterman — 308 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.2 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · R. Winslow — 43 AVG · 52 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 28-7vs Villanova	4	2	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 42-39vs Penn State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 38-45@ Oklahoma State	2	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 43-27vs Marshall	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 36-39vs Virginia Tech	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 28-51@ Miami	7	3	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 11	W 43-42@ Clemson	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 56-14vs Duke	5	3	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 76-61vs Syracuse	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 24-31@ Northwestern	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Total		37	17	5.0	2.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology