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Alex Cappa (born January 27, 1995) is an American football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Humboldt State University. He was selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
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.He was also named to the First Team GNAC every year of his playing career.Following his senior season, Cappa was invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.
Professional career
On November 27, 2017, it was announced that Cappa had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. He impressed scouts and NFL analysts with a strong week of practice before the Senior Bowl and helped solidify his draft stock. 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.
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.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Cappa in the third round with the 94th overall pick in 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. Cappa was the 12th offensive tackle drafted in 2018 and became Humboldt State's highest draft selection in school history. 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.
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. As a rookie, Cappa appeared in six games, all at the end of the regular season.
Cappa made his first career start in the 2019 regular season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. 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.
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.
On January 9, 2021, in the Wild Card Round against the Washington Football Team, Cappa suffered a fractured ankle. On January 15, 2021, Cappa was placed on injured reserve due to the injury. The Buccaneers went on to win Super Bowl LV to give Cappa a Super Bowl title.
