[1] Sources: Caputo attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played safety for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2011 through 2015.

For the 2013 season Caputo earned a starting spot at safety despite missing all of spring training after undergoing neck surgery.

[5][6][7][8] In the season opener against Alabama, on the third play of the game, Caputo went down hard while tackling runningback Derrick Henry.

[15] Caputo did not receive an invite to the NFL Combine and worked out at Wisconsin's Pro Day on March 9, 2016.

After going unselected in the 2016 NFL draft, Caputo signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2016.