Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#29
Miles Capers
Senior edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 249 lb · Sumter, SC · Sumter
CFB Index 74 · #76 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Vanderbilt for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
4 TFL · 9 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 4 TFL, 7 tackles, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2021.
Miles Capers
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his fifth year in the same defensive front at Vanderbilt. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Sumter
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Clark Lea — 23-29 over that span.
2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
74 · #76 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #1 of 5 SEC EDGEs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 37 | 17 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 23 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 29 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 65 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Lawson’s 2024 season.
Matches Jordan on
Sack rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Jordan on
Pressure-to-sack conversion (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Connor O'Toole's senior season at Utah (2024).
88%match
Matches Connor on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Miles Capers
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19CJ Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology