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Football
DeCapito, Phil
Phil DeCapito
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Defensive Line
- Email:
- philip_decapito@brown.edu
- Joined Brown:
- April 2024
- Alma Mater:
- Emory & Henry
Recruiting Areas:Â Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Western and Central PennsylvaniaÂ
Phil DeCapito joined the Brown coaching staff in 2024 and serves as the Bears’ Defensive Line Coach.
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In his first season on staff in 2024, DeCapito coached defensive end Kyle Philbin to Second Team All-Ivy honors.
DeCapito joins the Bears staff after most recently serving as a Defensive Quality Control Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, working with the nickels and safeties. In his five seasons with the Panthers (2019-23), DeCapito’s teams led the nation in combined quarterback sacks with 230 and finished in the top 12 in the nation in rushing defense four times.
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DeCapito previously served as a graduate assistant on Pat Narduzzi’s staff at Pitt from 2015-17 and followed that up with stops at Memphis in 2018 where the Tigers were the AAC runners-up, and as the defensive coordinator at Division II Lake Erie College in Ohio, before ultimately reuniting with Narduzzi at Pitt.
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Throughout his career, DeCapito has coached five future NFL Draft picks, and four more players who signed as undrafted free agents.
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A native or Warren, Ohio, DeCapito earned First Team All-Trumbull County honors as a lineman at John F. Kennedy Catholic School and was also a member of the school’s wrestling team. He was a four-year member of the football team at Emory & Henry College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education and physical education.
COACHING TIMELINE
Phil DeCapito joined the Brown coaching staff in 2024 and serves as the Bears’ Defensive Line Coach.
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In his first season on staff in 2024, DeCapito coached defensive end Kyle Philbin to Second Team All-Ivy honors.
DeCapito joins the Bears staff after most recently serving as a Defensive Quality Control Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, working with the nickels and safeties. In his five seasons with the Panthers (2019-23), DeCapito’s teams led the nation in combined quarterback sacks with 230 and finished in the top 12 in the nation in rushing defense four times.
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DeCapito previously served as a graduate assistant on Pat Narduzzi’s staff at Pitt from 2015-17 and followed that up with stops at Memphis in 2018 where the Tigers were the AAC runners-up, and as the defensive coordinator at Division II Lake Erie College in Ohio, before ultimately reuniting with Narduzzi at Pitt.
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Throughout his career, DeCapito has coached five future NFL Draft picks, and four more players who signed as undrafted free agents.
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A native or Warren, Ohio, DeCapito earned First Team All-Trumbull County honors as a lineman at John F. Kennedy Catholic School and was also a member of the school’s wrestling team. He was a four-year member of the football team at Emory & Henry College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education and physical education.
COACHING TIMELINE
| Season | School/Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Emory & Henry | Offensive/Defensive Line Assistant |
| 2012-2014 | Youngstown State | Defensive Line Assistant |
| 2015-2017 | Pittsburgh | Defensive Graduate Assistant |
| 2018 | Memphis | Defensive Graduate Assistant |
| 2019 | Lake Erie College | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2019-2023 | Pittsburgh | Defensive Quality Control Assistant |
| April 2024-present | Brown | Assistant Coach, Defensive Line |
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