T.J. Capers
Louisville Cardinals
87
Great

T.J. Capers

Louisville CardinalsSolid
WLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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T.J. Capers is the projected starter at WLB for Louisville Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #11 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 11187T.J. CapersStarter
  2. 25276Kalib Perry
  3. 34365Trent Carter

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Miami Columbus, ranked #127 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 46 tackles, 3 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #127 Natl2-Yr Total53 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share4%
Miami, FL
Jersey
#11
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20254630
2024700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9440
National Rank
#127
High School
Miami Columbus
Hometown
Miami, FL

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 9WFSUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 44-20

Oct 3LNCSUTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-28

Sep 26LWAKETKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 30-27

Sep 19WSMUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-31

Sep 11WVILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-13

Sep 6LMISSTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-38

T.J. Capers's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

46 tkl · 3 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement80%
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