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Defensive tackle, Clemson, 2020–25
DeMonte Capehart
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 315 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hartsville, SC
- Born
- Jul 19, 2002
DeMonte Capehart played defensive tackle at Clemson (2020–25). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Capehart in round 5, No. 155 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: ACC champions, 2020, 2022 and 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Clemson | 19 | DT | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′5″ | 315 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Clemson 11 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. LSU | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Troy | W 27–16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 21–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Syracuse | L 21–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at North Carolina | W 38–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boston College | W 41–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. SMU | L 24–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Duke | L 45–46 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida State | W 24–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Louisville | W 20–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Furman | W 45–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Clemson 8 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia | L 3–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. App State | W 66–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Stanford | W 40–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atFlorida State | W 29–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at Wake Forest | W 49–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Virginia | W 48–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Louisville | L 21–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Texas | L 24–38 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Clemson 9 games, 14 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 66–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 20–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–23 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 42–21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.North Carolina | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at South Carolina | W 16–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Clemson 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Furman | W 35–12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–20 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNotre Dame | L 14–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | L 30–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Clemson 1 game, 3 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 313 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 82¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.85 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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