{"id":285911,"date":"2025-08-13T22:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/285911\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:42:16","slug":"todd-mcshay-reveals-why-he-likes-clemsons-demonte-capehart-as-nfl-draft-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/285911\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd McShay reveals why he likes Clemson’s DeMonte Capehart as NFL Draft prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clemson<\/a> is a popular selection to win the national championship this year, partly due to the defensive talent on the roster. The likes of TJ Parker<\/a> and Peter Woods<\/a> get a lot of love from both college football fans and NFL Draft evaluators. But when breaking down Clemson, The Ringer\u2019s Todd McShay took some time to evaluate DeMonte Capehart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a 1-5 scale, with one being the best, McShay has Capehart as a one when it comes to stopping the run. Pass rush is not the defensive lineman\u2019s calling, coming at as a four in McShay\u2019s opinion. Nobody is going to complain about having an elite run-stopper, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like him as a nose,\u201d McShay said<\/a>. \u201cEither as a 0 or a 1 in an even or an odd front\u2026 Strong hands. What I thought he did best was control blockers. And honestly, I think he\u2019s got really uniquely fast eyes locating the football.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be Capehart\u2019s sixth season of college football. A mix of injuries and playing during the 2020 season left him with eligibility. To McShay\u2019s point, you will only find two career sacks on the stat sheet for Capehart. One came as a true freshman and another in 2023.<\/p>\n

Steve Muench gave his thoughts on Capehart as a player too, echoing a lot of what McShay said. He did note that getting Capehart into a one-on-one situation will be key for Clemson. When only going up against a single interior offensive lineman, results usually wind up being positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you put him right on a center, you line him right over that center, or he only has to take on a guard, he doesn\u2019t get doubled, he\u2019s going to lock that dude out, he\u2019s going to locate the ball, and he\u2019s going to get off the block,\u201d Muench said. \u201cWhat else do you want from a guy playing on the inside? He\u2019s really good at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capehart will get a good test to start the season, hoping to prove the glowing analysis correct. Clemson faces off against LSU<\/a> in a massive opener, one both programs are putting a lot of stock into. From there, some quality ACC offensive lines appear on the schedule.<\/p>\n

Others along Clemson\u2019s front might wind up getting all of the headlines. McShay and Muench know what kind of player Capehart can be though, having an important role this year for the Tigers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clemson is a popular selection to win the national championship this year, partly due to the defensive talent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[40574,7,6,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-285911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-demonte-capehart-20-img-academy","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115023874920424561","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}