Selvish Capers

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Selvish Capers
No. 60
Position:
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-13) November 13, 1986 (age 37)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:West Virginia
NFL draft:2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Selvish Capers (born November 13, 1986) is a former

2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for West Virginia University
.

Early life

Capers was born in

New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was an All-Louisiana tight end
. As a senior, he recorded twenty-one catches for 276 yards and four touchdowns, which earned him first team all-district, all-metro and all-state honors. He was also a three-year starter on the basketball team. Capers and D'Andre Crittenden were the only boys to start three years in football and basketball.

Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,[1] Capers was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects in 2005, due to his tightend status. He chose West Virginia over Southern Miss, among others.

College career

Capers

Pat White. He saw limited action in West Virginia's appearance in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl
, due to a sprained ankle.

As a junior in 2008, Capers started all 13 games and saw action in more than 775 plays, including a season high 86 against Cincinnati. He collected 56 knockdowns, including a season high eight knockdowns against Connecticut. During his senior season, Capers was named Second Team All-Big East Conference in a poll by the conference's head coaches.

Professional career

Capers was projected to be a second or third round draft pick until he under-achieved in the Senior Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine.

Washington Redskins

He was drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round (231st overall) of the

2010 NFL Draft.[3] Capers was released from the Washington Redskins on September 4, 2010.[4]
He was signed to the Redskins' practice squad on September 5, 2010. He was released by the Redskins on September 4, 2011.

New York Giants

Capers signed with the New York Giants' practice squad on October 4, 2011. He was re-signed to the practice squad for the 2012 season on September 1, 2012. Capers was later signed to active roster during the second half of the season. [5] He was released by the Giants due to injury, on September 9, 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Selvish Capers Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Big Transition". MSNsportsNET. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. Washington Redskins. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Giants cut Ware; Thomas, Rogers to IR". New York Giants. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

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