Welcome to Wake Forest! Capone Blue Signs with Demon Deacons
1/3/2024 5:32:00 PM | Football
The addition comes on the heels of the signing of 22 future Demon Deacons on Wednesday with 19 high school prospects signing National Letters of Intent as a part of National Signing Day on Wednesday, December 20.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson announced the signing of transfer defensive back Capone Blue Wednesday afternoon.
The addition comes on the heels of the signing of 22 future Demon Deacons with 19 high school prospects signing National Letters of Intent as a part of National Signing Day on Wednesday, December 20.
Capone Blue | Graduate Student | DB | 6-3 | 177 | San Diego, Calif. / Kent State
Prior to Wake Forest
2023 (Kent State)
Started in 11 games during the 2023 season for Kent State… Finished the season with career-high 35 total tackles including 30 solo tackles with 10 pass breakups… Recorded a season-high and career-high seven tackles and one pass breakup against Fresno State… Tallied six tackles and one pass breakup against Akron… Recorded a season-high three pass breakups against Bowling Green… Tallied multiple tackles in nine games during the 2023 season.
2022 (Kent State)
Saw action in four games with one start in the season opener against Washington… Finished the season with nine total tackles including seven solo tackles… Recorded a season-high five tackles with four solo tackles against Washington.
2021 (Kent State)
Saw in 12 games during the 2023 season for Kent State… Helped lead the Golden Flashes to the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Wyoming… Finished the season with 19 total tackles including 15 solo tackles and two pass breakups… Recorded a season-high five tackles and one pass breakup against Central Michigan… Tallied multiple tackles in five games during the 2021 season.
2020 (Kent State)
Saw action in two games during the 2020 season for Kent State.
2019 (Kent State)
Saw action in two games during the 2019 season for Kent State.
2018 (Kent State)
Did not see any action… Received his redshirt.
High School
Finished his high school career with 73 total tackles including 43 solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss and one interception… Finished his senior season with 61 total tackles including 34 solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss and one interception… Helped lead Murrieta Mesa to a 9-4 record and two victories in the CIF Playoffs… Named Murrieta Mesa Coaches Player of the Year during his senior season… Participated in the Riverside Sheriff Football All-Star game… During his junior season he recorded 12 total tackles with nine solo tackles.
Personal
Son of Dion and Crystal Blue… Born on December 8, 1999… Ran track at Murrieta Mesa.
The addition comes on the heels of the signing of 22 future Demon Deacons with 19 high school prospects signing National Letters of Intent as a part of National Signing Day on Wednesday, December 20.
Capone Blue | Graduate Student | DB | 6-3 | 177 | San Diego, Calif. / Kent State
Prior to Wake Forest
2023 (Kent State)
Started in 11 games during the 2023 season for Kent State… Finished the season with career-high 35 total tackles including 30 solo tackles with 10 pass breakups… Recorded a season-high and career-high seven tackles and one pass breakup against Fresno State… Tallied six tackles and one pass breakup against Akron… Recorded a season-high three pass breakups against Bowling Green… Tallied multiple tackles in nine games during the 2023 season.
2022 (Kent State)
Saw action in four games with one start in the season opener against Washington… Finished the season with nine total tackles including seven solo tackles… Recorded a season-high five tackles with four solo tackles against Washington.
2021 (Kent State)
Saw in 12 games during the 2023 season for Kent State… Helped lead the Golden Flashes to the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Wyoming… Finished the season with 19 total tackles including 15 solo tackles and two pass breakups… Recorded a season-high five tackles and one pass breakup against Central Michigan… Tallied multiple tackles in five games during the 2021 season.
2020 (Kent State)
Saw action in two games during the 2020 season for Kent State.
2019 (Kent State)
Saw action in two games during the 2019 season for Kent State.
2018 (Kent State)
Did not see any action… Received his redshirt.
High School
Finished his high school career with 73 total tackles including 43 solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss and one interception… Finished his senior season with 61 total tackles including 34 solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss and one interception… Helped lead Murrieta Mesa to a 9-4 record and two victories in the CIF Playoffs… Named Murrieta Mesa Coaches Player of the Year during his senior season… Participated in the Riverside Sheriff Football All-Star game… During his junior season he recorded 12 total tackles with nine solo tackles.
Personal
Son of Dion and Crystal Blue… Born on December 8, 1999… Ran track at Murrieta Mesa.
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