{"id":662229,"date":"2026-05-10T17:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/662229\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:25:09","slug":"former-clemson-defensive-tackle-demonte-capehart-signs-nfl-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/662229\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Clemson defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart signs NFL contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Clemson<\/a> defensive lineman DeMonte Capehart<\/a> has officially signed his rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> after being selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Capehart was picked in the fifth round with the No. 155 overall selection, giving Tampa Bay<\/a> another experienced defensive lineman to add to its roster heading into the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

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During his six years with the Tigers<\/a>, Capehart developed into a reliable presence on the interior defensive line and helped the Tigers capture three ACC championships. He appeared in 57 career games and became a bigger part of the rotation over his final two seasons in the program.<\/p>\n

Capehart finished his Clemson<\/a> career with 88 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and three sacks while also recording five pass breakups and a forced fumble. His ability to hold up against the run and provide depth in the trenches made him a valuable piece of Clemson\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4, 313-pound defensive tackle put together a solid final season in 2025, totaling 29 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups over 12 appearances.<\/p>\n

After spending years developing inside Clemson\u2019s defensive front, Capehart now gets his opportunity to compete for a role at the professional level with the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Clemson Wire: Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie DeMonte Capehart officially signs contract<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Clemson defensive lineman DeMonte Capehart has officially signed his rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,3372,319826,232543,24249,229254,593,85,5881,1247],"class_list":["post-662229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-baseball","tag-defensive-lineman","tag-defensive-tackle","tag-demonte-capehart","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}