15. Mike Caputo – Nebraska

Mike Caputo – 58 Nebraska 6-1 275

2011: Played in 13 games. Selected All-Big Ten Second Team for the 2011 college football season as voted on by the conference coaches. Charged with reckless driving with his Dec. 11 arrest.
2010: Caputo and the offensive line paved the way for a strong running game. The offense averaged 247.6 rushing yards per game and topped 200 rushing yards 10 times in 14 games. The rushing average was Nebraska’s best since 2002. The Huskers had three 100-yard rushers in their victory at Washington—just the fifth time that has happened in school history—and had two other games with a pair of 100-yard rushers. Senior I-back Roy Helu Jr. rushed for more than 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns behind the offensive line. Overall, NU had 12 100-yard rushing games.
2009: Caputo appeared in six games as Hickman's backup at center and saw important playing time with Hickman battling nagging injuries for much of the season. Caputo played in three non-conference games, then saw his most extensive action against Iowa State when Hickman was sidelined with a leg injury.
2008: Caputo played in seven games and helped the NU offense rank among the top 20 nationally in scoring, passing and total offense.
2007: A walk-on, Caputo redshirted in his first season.
High School: Caputo was a two-way standout for Millard North High School in Nebraska for Coach Fred Petito. Caputo helped Millard North reach four straight Class A state semifinals, including a victory in the title game in 2005. Caputo was named to the Class A all-state team by both the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald as a senior. Caputo received offers from several Division II schools, as well as several Division I walk-on offers, before deciding on Nebraska.
PersonalL Mike was born on May 2, 1989, and he is the son of Tony and Maryann Caputo. Caputo is majoring in communication studies and has assisted with team hospital visits, the Omaha Heart Walk and volunteered at Elliott Elementary, Eastridge Elementary and Huntington Elementary. He was named to the 2011 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team for his outreach work.
Better in the: Running game.