Capers to be Smith's top returning threat

Charlotte, N.C. - Avius Capers can't go unnoticed much longer.

As a freshman receiver at Johnson C. Smith, he was virtually unknown from Independence High, one of North Carolina's top football programs. As a sophomore, Capers is the top returning threat on an offense that led the CIAA in passing in 2010. No one - except Capers perhaps - expected it.

"I don't like to talk about it," he said. "I like to show by example so they can see for themselves."

Capers worked his way up the depth chart last year, going from fourth receiver to starter with the Golden Bulls during a 2-8 campaign. He caught 21 passes for 313 yards and two scores, trailing only Jeremy Franklin, the school's all-time receiving leader. His best effort was a four-catch, 119-yard game against Livingstone in the season finale that included a season-long 75-yard touchdown.

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