Selvish Capers
Selvish Capers is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers. and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Early life
Capers was born in Metairie, Louisiana and attended St. Augustine High School 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, 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 redshirted his initial year at West Virginia, and saw limited time at tight end in 2006. During the offseason, he moved from tight end to the tackle position, where he started the 2007 season as the backup. He then earned the starting job against Mississippi State and kept it the rest of his college career. Overall, he played in all 13 games and started six during his sophomore year. Capers anchored an offensive line that helped pave the way for the Mountaineers offense to produce two 1,000-yard rushers in Steve Slaton and 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.