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Capote Fact: Had at least one knockdown block in each of the first 10 games of 2006, all as a reserve.
Years Lettered: 2005,06
Bowl Participation: Reserve offensive tackle in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: First-team offensive tackle
Overview: Experienced and improving offensive tackle who should move into the starting lineup in 2007...listed as the first-team right tackle before and after spring practice...second-team offensive tackle in both 2005 and 2006 behind Marion Dukes...veteran of 221 snaps and 23 career games...played in nine games as sophomore and all 13 games in 2006...one of three senior offensive linemen who move into the starting lineup for the first time in 2007...one of the strongest players on the team; he has the fourth-best squat lift (565), seventh-best bench press (415), eighth-highest total weight lifted (1,535), and ninth-best in 225 reps (25)...top-100 prospect in Florida out of high school, where he did not allow a sack as a senior.
2006: Played in all 13 games as a reserve for 163 snaps, an average of 12.5 snaps per game...had at least one knockdown block in each of the first 10 games of the year, including a career-high five against Temple...had 23 knockdown blocks, including four intimidation blocks...played a career-high 31 snaps against Temple and had an 81-percent grade...had his best game of the year in terms of grade against Florida Atlantic when he had an 87-percent grade in 20 plays and had two knockdown blocks...had a solid game in the win over #13 Georgia Tech with a 75-percent grade on 16 snaps with four knockdowns, including a pair of intimidation blocks.
2005: Second-team offensive tackle who played in nine games on special teams and six of the 11 games in the regular season on offense...graded 80 percent or higher in four of the six games he played on offense...played a season-high 18 plays against Temple...had a 90-percent grade on 10 plays in the win over Duke, and an 86-percent grade in seven plays against #16 Florida State; he had three knockdown blocks in just seven plays against the Seminoles...a native of Miami, FL; he played 13 plays and had a 76-percent grade in the triple-overtime game against #13 Miami (FL); that was his first significant action in a game for the Tigers, a meaningful fact for the native of Miami...did not play in the Champs Sports Bowl due to an auto accident.
2004: Played in one game as a red-shirt freshman; he played in three snaps in the victory over Utah State on homecoming.
2003: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: All-state and all-county first-team offensive member his senior season...#10 Miami-Dade prospect according to Miami Herald...top 100 Florida prospect according to Orlando Sentinel...had 117 pancake blocks while allowing no sacks his senior season...graded out at 93 percent in 2002...a three-year starter...#16 offensive lineman in Florida according to FloridaKids.net...won Most Outstanding Academics in Football award his junior season...two-time letterman in baseball...coached by Billy Rolle...chose Clemson over Florida and Georgia Tech...born Aug. 1, 1985...majoring in health science.
