{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography |Image= |ImageWidth= |Caption= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|11|14}} |birth_place=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |position1=Defensive End |CIS=Simon Fraser |high_school= Central Technical School |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}} |playing_team1=Edmonton Eskimos |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2015}} |playing_team2=Ottawa Redblacks |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2016}} |playing_team3=Saskatchewan Roughriders |playing_years4={{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2018}} |playing_team4=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |import=no |number=94, 98 |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=235 |CFLDraftedYear=2012 |CFLDraftedRound=2 |CFLDraftedPick=14 |ExpDraftedYear=2013 |ExpDraftedRound=3 |career_highlights= * CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|2015}}) |CFL=justin-capicciotti/159122/ }} '''Justin Capicciotti''' (born November 14, 1989) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan and was ranked as the 13th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL draft.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-april-2012 CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425090023/http://www.cfl.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-april-2012 |date=2012-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://athletics.sfu.ca/teams/football-men/roster/438.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219020126/http://athletics.sfu.ca/teams/football-men/roster/438.html |archive-date=2011-12-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was selected 14th overall in the 2012 Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos.
==Professional career== ===Edmonton Eskimos=== He was selected in the second round with the 14th pick in the 2012 CFL draft by the Edmonton Eskimos signed with them on June 3, 2012.<ref>[http://www.esks.com/article/esks-secure-two-2012-cfl-draft-picks Esks secure two 2012 CFL draft picks]</ref> He dressed in 22 games over two years with the Eskimos, starting at defensive end in five of them. His first career start came on September 22, 2013.
===Ottawa Redblacks=== On December 16, 2013, Capicciotti was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft. To start the 2014 season, he dressed as a backup and rotational defensive end. He first started in week five and started every other game that season, finishing with 50 tackles and 11 sacks. The following season, he earned his first east all-star award after registering 47 tackles, 12 sacks, and a forced fumble. He dressed in 17 games and started in 16, while sitting out week 3 dressing as a backup in week 4.<ref>[http://assets.ticats.ca.s3.amazonaws.com/app/uploads/2015/11/22101638/2015-CFL-Gm-Notes-93-Ham-at-Ott-Final.pdf 2015 Game Notes Ham at Ott]</ref> He also played and started in the 103rd Grey Cup game.
===Saskatchewan Roughriders=== Capicciotti signed with the Roughriders on February 10, 2016, upon becoming a free agent.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/10/report-riders-strike-deal-defensive-end-capicciotti/ Report: Riders strike a deal with defensive end Capicciotti]</ref> He played in 14 games for the Roughriders in 2016, registering 24 defensive tackles and two sacks.
===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== On October 10, 2016, Thanksgiving Monday, Capicciotti was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, along with Xavier Fulton, for Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and two 2017 CFL draft picks.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/2016/10/10/capicciotti-gaydosh-switch-sides-as-riders-and-ticats-deal/ Capicciotti, Gaydosh switch sides as Riders and Ticats deal]</ref> Capicciotti played three seasons for the Tiger-Cats, appearing in 39 games and contributing with 65 defensive tackles, 10 sacks, six special teams tackles, and three forced fumbles. He was released by the Ti-Cats on May 6, 2019, prior to training camp for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/06/ticats-release-14-players-including-alex-green-justin-capicciotti/|title=Ticats release 14 players including Alex Green, Justin Capicciotti|date=2019-05-06|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://ticats.ca/players/159122 Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912183554/http://ottawaredblacks.com/roster/show/id/4997 Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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