Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Louisville
T.J. Capers
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Capers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
T.J. Capers built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of T.J. Capers' career was his defensive production: 53...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
T.J. Capers, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Louisville. T.J. Capers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
T.J. Capers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · LB
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Columbus · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 316th (top 25%) · ACC 84th (top 11%) · National 726th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 44 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44 |
Related Context
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T.J. Capers played LB for Louisville. Across 3 tracked seasons, T.J. Capers recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Louisville paired 5 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
5.3
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 0. James Madison: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Virginia: 0. Miami: 1. Boston College: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. California: 0. Clemson: 1. SMU: 1. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 5 by 20.8. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 3 by 22.5. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.8. California: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 8 by 43.3. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | vs Toledo | W 27-22 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Kentucky | W 41-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ SMU | L 6-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Clemson | L 19-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs California | L 26-29 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Virginia Tech | W 28-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Boston College | W 38-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/17 | @ Miami | W 24-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Virginia | L 27-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Pittsburgh | W 34-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Bowling Green | W 40-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs James Madison | W 28-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 51-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Capers story
T.J. Capers built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of T.J. Capers' career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 1 pass defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives T.J. Capers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Louisville | 5 | 18.6 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Louisville | 5 | 18.6 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 23 SMU
Week 13 · L 6-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 9 Miami
Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 10 · W 28-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 34 Clemson
Week 12 · L 19-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Austin Peay
Week 1 · W 62-0
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Louisville
5 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Louisville
44
5 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Louisville
10.9
1 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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