T.J. Capers
T.J. Capers
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Louisville. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against SMU — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 46 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Maverick Baranowski’s 2023 season.
Matches Maverick on
Differs from Maverick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Se'Von McDowell's sophomore season at Coastal Carolina (2025).
Matches Se'Von on
Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025: Appeared in 13 games, making seven starts .. finished the season with 46 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... recorded a pair of tackles in the opener against Eastern Kentucky ... had a career-best three stops against James Madison ... set a career high with five tackles in th...