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Alex Cappa
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Cappa with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2020–21 NFL playoffs
No. 65 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-27) January 27, 1995 (age 29)
Dublin, California
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Dublin (CA)
College:Humboldt State
NFL draft:2018 / round: 3 / pick: 94
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games Played:34
Games Started:28
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Alex Cappa (born January 27, 1995) is an American football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiate football for the Humboldt State Lumberjacks.

College career

During Cappa's time at Humboldt State, he was named the GNAC offensive lineman of the year for 4 years in a row.[1] He was also named to the First Team GNAC every year of his playing career.[2] Following his senior season, Cappa was invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.[3]

Professional career

External videos
video icon Mike Mayock reviews Cappa's game tape
video icon Alex Cappa's NFL Combine Workout

“Cappa has the size, toughness and movement skills to push his way up the draft board with a strong week of Senior Bowl practices. Conversely, a poor week of practice could bury his stock as his level of competition hasn't offered up challenges on tape to fall back on for scouts who like him. Cappa is a better run blocker than pass protector at this stage. Because of that, he could be targeted for a move to guard even though swing tackle is a reasonable fit for him as well.”[4]

–Lance Zierlein

On November 27, 2017, it was announced that Cappa had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.[5] He impressed scouts and NFL analysts with a strong week of practice before the Senior Bowl and helped solidify his draft stock.[6] On January 27, 2018, Cappa played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien's South team that won 45–16 to Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.[7]

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Cappa was projected to be a fifth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the 14th best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 15th best offensive tackle by Scouts Inc.[8]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+3⁄4 in
(1.97 m) 		305 lb
(138 kg) 		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 5.39 s 1.87 s 3.10 s 4.84 s 8.04 s 26+1⁄2 in
(0.67 m)		 8 ft 1 in
(2.46 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Cappa in the third round (94th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Buccaneers traded their fourth (102nd overall) and sixth round picks (180th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' third round pick to draft Cappa.[9] Cappa was the 12th offensive tackle drafted in 2018 and became Humboldt State's highest draft selection in school history.[10] He also holds the distinction of being Humboldt State's 11th player drafted and the first player selected in the NFL Draft since Freeman Baysinger in 1992. Cappa also holds the distinction of being the final player ever drafted from Humboldt State as the school discontinued its football program after the 2018 season.[11]

External videos
video icon Buccaneers draft Alex Cappa 94th overall

On May 13, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Cappa to a four-year, $3.36 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $793,704.[12]

According to the 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Unofficial Depth Chart released September 4, 2019, Cappa will be the starting right guard against the San Francisco 49ers in game one of the regular 2019 NFL season.[13]

In a game against the New Orleans Saints on October 6, 2019 Cappa suffered a broken left arm but did not miss a snap after sustaining the injury in the second quarter. “I commend Alex Cappa,” Head Coach Arians told reporters. “He broke his arm in the second quarter and played the entire game." Cappa told reporters after the game that the injury was "just a bruise."

During the COVID-19 outbreak Cappa has been particularly involved with supporting local restaurants and businesses. His efforts have also energized other Tampa Bay players to insure revenues continue for the local eateries.[14]

Cappa continues to receive accolades from the Press and teammates. Rakeem Nuñez-Roches has called Cappa the most improved Offensive player for the season.[15]

On January 9, 2021, in the Buccaneers Wild Card game against the Washington Football Team, Cappa suffered a fractured ankle. On January 15, 2021, Cappa was placed on injured reserve due to the injury.[16]

References

  1. ^ Penza, Danny (November 16, 2016). "HSU's Alex Cappa named GNAC Offensive Lineman of the Year for third straight season". Eureka Times-Standard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Penza, Danny (November 15, 2017). "Alex Cappa, Ja'Quan Gardner headline Humboldt State football's all-conference award haul". Eureka Times-Standard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Penza, Danny (November 28, 2017). "Humboldt State left tackle Alex Cappa eager to show his talent after getting Senior Bowl invite". Eureka Times-Standard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "NFL Draft Profile: Alex Cappa". National Football League. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Sarah Goetz (November 27, 2017). "Alex Cappa Invited to 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl". hsujacks.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Lott, Thomas (January 28, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft watch: Top performers at Senior Bowl". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Patsko, Scott (March 5, 2018). "Alex Cappa, Humboldt State OT: NFL Draft 2018 (video)". cleveland.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "NFL Alex Cappa -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Auman, Greg (April 27, 2018). "Bucs trade back into 3rd round, grab Humboldt State OL Alex Cappa". TampaBay.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Bucs draft OT Alex Cappa out of Humboldt State". BucsNation.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Football Database: Humboldt State". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Spotrac.com: Alex Cappa contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  13. ^ https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-release-first-unofficial-depth-chart-ahead-of-san-francisco-49ers-game
  14. ^ https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2020/04/15/one-bucs-support-of-local-restaurants-sparks-circle-of-giving/?ads=b&utm_expid=.OkR8_rI9TJCniE4SYU689w.2&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
  15. ^ https://www.joebucsfan.com/2020/08/alex-cappa-gets-most-improved-honor/
  16. ^ Smith, Scott (January 15, 2021). "Bucs Place Alex Cappa on IR, Bring Earl Watford Back". Buccaneers.com.
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