Michael Caputo (American football)

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Michael Caputo
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Caputo with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016
Baylor Bears
Position:Quality control coach
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-26) October 26, 1992 (age 32)
Imperial, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • LSU (2017–2018)
    Graduate assistant
  • Utah State (2019)
    Safeties coach
  • Baylor (2020–2021)
    Quality Control Coach
  • Wisconsin (2022)
    Defensive Assistant
  • Buffalo (2023–Present)
    Safeties/Special Teams
Career highlights and awards

Michael Caputo (born October 26, 1992) is an American college football coach and former player. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. He is currently working as the safeties and special teams coach for the Buffalo Bulls. [1]

Contents

Early life

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Michael Caputo
S/OLB		Imperial, PAWest Allegheny6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)–Aug 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    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:

  • "Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  • "Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2014". Scout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  • "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  • "247sports.com 2011 Wisconsin Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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. [2] 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. [2]

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. [3]

2015

In the off season Caputo was named team captain for the 2015 season. [4] 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. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11] After the game, Caputo was named the defensive MVP. [12]

College statistics

YearTeamGPSoloAstTotalTFLSackINTPDFFFR
2011 Wisconsin redshirt season
2012 Wisconsin 1382100.00.00000
2013 Wisconsin 123627633.00.00300
2014 Wisconsin 1464421066.01.01642
2015 Wisconsin 133629651.00.52812
College Totals5214410024410.01.531754
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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in
(1.84 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.62 s1.64 s2.69 s4.14 s6.86 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
All values from Wisconsin's Pro Day [13] [14]

Caputo 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. [15] 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. [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Potrykus, Jeff (August 29, 2015). "Season Preview – Safety Michael Caputo has climbed into leadership role". Jsonline.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ @ 6:49pm (December 17, 2014). "Big Ten has more selections on FWAA's All-American teams than SEC". Saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Kocorowski, Jake (June 8, 2015). "Safety Mike Caputo Named Captain". SB Nation . Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "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.
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  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  12. ↑ 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.
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  15. ↑ Lucas at Large: MVP helps Caputo make case to NFL by Mike Lucas, UWBadgers.com Senior Writer , January 29, 2016
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