T.J. Capers
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Louisville. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against NC State — Week 5, 2026.
57 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 57 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 46 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 110 | 56 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs No. 16 SMU | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs Wake Forest | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31@ NC State | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20vs Florida State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26@ Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-24vs Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 52-24 vs Stanford, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisville’s defense played that day
Stanford’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 12 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups57 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 23-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
43.9%
215 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
61.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
57 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #279 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #46 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Brohm.
