Demonte Capehart

Emerged down the stretch in 2023 as one of Clemson’s most physical and most disruptive interior linemen … enters 2024 credited with 32 tackles (9.0 for loss), 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in 302 snaps over 34 career games.

2023: Credited with 16 tackles (5.0 for loss), a sack, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in 179 snaps over 12 games … also credited by the coaching staff with nine quarterback pressures, the second-most among Clemson’s interior linemen … All-ACC Academic Team selection … recorded two tackles vs. Charleston Southern … added two tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. Florida Atlantic … posted one tackle and a forced fumble at Syracuse … recorded one tackle vs. Wake Forest … made one tackle at Miami (Fla.) … posted a tackle for loss amid his two tackles at NC State … recorded two tackles, including 1.5 for loss, vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … added two tackles (one for loss) with one sack vs. Georgia Tech, earning team defensive player of the game … credited with one tackle and a pass breakup vs. No. 20 North Carolina … made one tackle at South Carolina and in the Gator Bowl vs. Kentucky.

2022: Credited with 13 tackles (2.0 for loss) in 83 defensive snaps over 13 games … All-ACC Academic Team selection … made two tackles at Georgia Tech … had another two tackles (including a shared tackle for loss) vs. Furman … recorded 1.5 tackles for loss among his two tackles vs. Louisiana Tech … made a tackle at Notre Dame … added one tackle vs. South Carolina … recorded two tackles vs. No. 24 North Carolina … made three tackles in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee.

2021: Played 20 snaps over five games … made season debut vs. SC State … also saw action vs. UConn and at South Carolina.

2020: Played 20 snaps as a true freshman, being credited with three tackles (2.0 for loss) and a sack over four games … made collegiate debut vs. The Citadel, tying for the team lead with 2.0 tackles for loss and producing one sack among his three tackles.

Before Clemson: Played three years at Hartsville High School in South Carolina before going to IMG Academy for the 2019 season … played for Kevin Wright at IMG in 2019, starting all 10 games and recording 44 total tackles, including 35 first hits … led the team with 16 tackles for loss and tied for the team lead in sacks with 5.5 … helped IMG to a 9-1 record and No. 9 national ranking from USA Today … named first-team postseason All-American by Sports Illustrated … as a junior at Hartsville, he helped coach Jeff Calabrese’s team to a 12-1 record, posting 40 tackles, 19 of which were tackles for loss, and seven sacks … also played 22 basketball games over two years for Hartsville … at the time of his signing, ranked as the No. 27 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which also listed him as the second-best defensive tackle and second-best player from the state of South Carolina … listed as No. 35 overall player in the nation by 247Sports, the second-best defensive tackle and the sixth-best player in the state… ranked as No. 35 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com, the third-best defensive tackle and the fifth-best player in the state… ranked as No. 52 player in the nation overall, the second-best defensive tackle and second-best player of South Carolina origin by PrepStar … was listed as the second-best player from South Carolina by the Charlotte Observer … selected to Under Armour All-America Game … committed to Clemson on June 5, 2018 … recruited to Clemson by Todd Bates and Robbie Caldwell.

Personal: Born July 19, 2002 … name pronounced “duh-MON-tay” … earned degree in sports communication in May 2024 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2020 … three-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2020-22) … two-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree (2022-23).

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0