Michael Caputo (American football)
Michael Caputo (born October 26, 1992) is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at Wisconsin and played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams. He was most recently working as the safeties coach for Utah State.
 Caputo with the Rams in 2016. | |||
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| Position: | Quality Control Coach | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | October 26, 1992 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 | ||
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High school career
College recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Michael Caputo S/OLB |
Imperial, PA | West Allegheny | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | - | Aug 10, 2010 |
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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]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
4.62 s | 11.25 s | 6.86 s | 35 1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | ||||||
| Height and weight from profile[12] and all other values from Wisconsin's Pro Day[13] | ||||||||||||
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.[14] 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.[15]
References
- Potrykus, Jeff (August 29, 2015). "Season Preview - Safety Michael Caputo has climbed into leadership role". Jsonline.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- @ 6:49pm (December 17, 2014). "Big Ten has more selections on FWAA's All-American teams than SEC". Saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- "Badgers football: Michael Caputo's return gives UW a boost in Capital One Bowl | Wisconsin Badgers and College Football". host.madison.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- Kocorowski, Jake (June 8, 2015). "Safety Mike Caputo Named Captain". SB Nation. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- Oxley, Jim (July 7, 2015). "Vince Biegel, Michael Caputo Named to Bednarik Award Watch List". Badger of Honor. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- "Badgers Land on Nagurski, Outland Watch Lists". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- "Thorpe Award Latest to Add Caputo to Watch List". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- "Wisconsin Badgers safety Michael Caputo going through concussion tests". Espn.go.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- http://www.shrinegame.com/~/media/NewShrineGame/Files/PDF/Gamebook58000.pdf
- "Badgers football: Michael Caputo stars as West beats East | Wisconsin Badgers and College Football". host.madison.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- Fox Sports (November 29, 2015). "Former Wisconsin Badger Mike Caputo earns defensive MVP honors in East-West Shrine game". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151214091257/http://247sports.com/Player/Michael-Caputo-817
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151214091257/http://wisconsin.247sports.com/Bolt/Official-Pro-Day-Numbers-44168130
- Lucas at Large: MVP helps Caputo make case to NFL by Mike Lucas, UWBadgers.com Senior Writer , January 29, 2016
- Bain, Nate (August 30, 2016). "Rams Announce First Round of Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.