Michael Caputo

Michael Caputo

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Caputo with the Rams in 2016.
No. -- Free agent
Position: Safety
Personal information
Place of birth: Imperial, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: West Allegheny
College: Wisconsin
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Michael Caputo is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin.

High school career

College recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Michael Caputo
S/OLB		 Imperial, PA West Allegheny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Aug 10, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

2011-2014

Caputo attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he played safety for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2011 through 2015. He was a starter for three seasons, 2013-2015.

Caputo's freshman year he was a member of the scout team and received a redshirt.[1] In 2012 he played in 13 games, and only recorded ten tackles.

For the 2013 season Caputo earned a starting spot at safety despite missing all of spring training after undergoing neck surgery. Caputo started 12 of 13 games. By the end of the season Caputo tallied 63 tackles which ranked 2nd on the entire team.[1]

In the 2014 season Caputo led the team in tackles with 106 tackles and was a consensus 2nd team All-Big Ten pick as well being named 2nd team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[2]

2015

In the off season Caputo was named team captain for the 2015 season.[3] Prior to the season starting Caputo was named to numerous preseason award watchlists, including the Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award.[4][5][6][7]

In the season opener against Alabama, on the third play of the game, Caputo went down hard while tackling runningback Derrick Henry. After the play Caputo tried to join the Alabama huddle, shortly thereafter the referees called timeout and Caputo was later diagnosed with a concussion.[8]

Caputo played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game which was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. He recorded three tackles, two passes defensed and two interceptions.[9] One of the interceptions was on former teammate Joel Stave which Caputo returned for 66 yards and was eventually tackled by Stave on the 11-yard line, preventing a pick six.[10] After the game Caputo was named the defensive MVP.[11]

College stats

Year Team GP Solo Ast Total TFL Sack INT PD FF FR
2011 Wisconsin redshirt season
2012 Wisconsin 13 8 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2013 Wisconsin 12 36 27 63 3.0 0.0 0 3 0 0
2014 Wisconsin 14 64 42 106 6.0 1.0 1 6 4 2
2015 Wisconsin 13 36 29 65 1.0 0.5 2 8 1 2
College Totals 52 144 100 244 10.0 1.5 3 17 5 4
source:

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
 ft  in lb 4.62 s 11.25 s 6.86 s 35  1⁄2 in 9 ft 9 in
All values from Wisconsin's Pro Day[12]

Caputo is trained at Fischer Sports Institute in Phoenix, Arizona for the NFL Combine in February and Wisconsin's Pro Day in March, ultimately in preparation for the 2016 NFL draft.[13] Caputo did not receive an invite to the NFL Combine and worked out at Wisconsin's Pro Day on March 9, 2016.

He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams on August 15, 2016. On August 30, 2016, Caputo was released by the Rams.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Potrykus, Jeff (2015-08-29). "Season Preview - Safety Michael Caputo has climbed into leadership role". Jsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. ↑ @ 6:49pm (2014-12-17). "Big Ten has more selections on FWAA's All-American teams than SEC". Saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Badgers football: Michael Caputo's return gives UW a boost in Capital One Bowl | Wisconsin Badgers and College Football". host.madison.com. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ↑ Kocorowski, Jake (June 8, 2015). "Safety Mike Caputo Named Captain". SB Nation. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Oxley, Jim (July 7, 2015). "Vince Biegel, Michael Caputo Named to Bednarik Award Watch List". Badger of Honor. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Badgers Land on Nagurski, Outland Watch Lists". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thorpe Award Latest to Add Caputo to Watch List". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin Badgers safety Michael Caputo going through concussion tests". Espn.go.com. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  9. ↑ http://www.shrinegame.com/~/media/NewShrineGame/Files/PDF/Gamebook58000.pdf
  10. ↑ "Badgers football: Michael Caputo stars as West beats East | Wisconsin Badgers and College Football". host.madison.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. ↑ Fox Sports (2015-11-29). "Former Wisconsin Badger Mike Caputo earns defensive MVP honors in East-West Shrine game". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ↑ http://wisconsin.247sports.com/Bolt/Official-Pro-Day-Numbers-44168130
  13. ↑ Lucas at Large: MVP helps Caputo make case to NFL by Mike Lucas, UWBadgers.com Senior Writer , January 29, 2016
  14. ↑ Bain, Nate. "Rams Announce First Round of Roster Cuts". TheRams.com.

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