Alex Cappa
Las Vegas RaidersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 13 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
STM Take
Super Bowl LV ring plus career STTM range mostly in the tier 7-8 band across the past five years confirms Cappa is a championship-pedigree guard whose ceiling has rarely climbed above the late-round-pick baseline. The Humboldt State Division II origin plus eight years of NFL survival put him in the journeyman-to-champion class. The 2026 question is whether Cappa holds the starter role at age 31 with the Raiders or whether the structural age-related decline closes the chapter.
Cappa came out of Humboldt State (Division II) as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 3rd-round pick (94th overall) in 2018 and won Super Bowl LV as the Buccaneers' starting right guard. He signed a four-year, $35M deal with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2022 free agency, then signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#85) in 2021, tier 7 (#53) in 2022, tier 8 (#83) in 2023, tier 8 (#106) in 2024, and tier 8 (#80) in 2025.
Strengths
- Super Bowl LV ring as the Buccaneers' starting right guard plus the Humboldt State Division II origin gives him the rare D2-to-champion résumé at the position.
- Eight years of NFL starter reps across three systems gives him real veteran market value as plug-in starter depth.
Concerns
- Career STTM range almost entirely in tier 7-8 across the past five seasons confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above the late-round-pick baseline.
- Age 31 plus eight years of guard-position wear puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Cappa holds the Raiders' starting right guard job for the 2026 season or whether Las Vegas's broader offensive line investment compresses his role.