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Liberty · 2026

Darius Copeland

WRSenior6' 0", 195 lbsBirmingham, AL
Liberty Flames7-1 · TDC #61
Snap share
55%
2 of 8 started · likely 34–67%
Receptions
12
600th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
169
511th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.1
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.39
26 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

26 plays · +10.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.39
Passing+0.56
Rushing-0.35
1st down+0.30
2nd down+0.15
3rd down+0.57
Standard downs+0.12
Passing downs+0.65
CopelandWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays12%
Run plays2%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down13%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs9%
CopelandWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets21—
Target share13.5%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target38.1%—
Yards per target8.0—
Explosive catches9.5%—
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets11—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Copeland's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
21
12 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
12.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.1
67 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
96
of 163 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted20 targets charted

57% comp12.3 avg. depth6.1 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target2100% · 18yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 54 yds, 54.0 per target1100% · 54yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 4 targets (20%), 1 caught (25%), 16 yds, 4.0 per target425% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target2100% · 28yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Liberty

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farLiberty#61 · 7-1855%12169113.5%
2025Liberty#101 · 4-836%1-108.8%
2024Liberty#84 · 8-4311%53807.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darius Copeland's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Darius Copeland's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 7.0 vs Gardner-Webb (Week 2)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@James MadisonL 13–20—no stats recorded
2Gardner-WebbW 24–237.0·····15454.0154
3Ball StateW 51–156.4144.00444310.8016
4@Coastal CarolinaW 34–175.3·····2189.0010
5@DelawareW 30–142.41-10-10.00011010.0010
6Sam HoustonW 35–3—11717.0017·····
8@Kennesaw StateW 34–65.0263.0082136.507
9Florida InternationalW 49–105.9·····23115.5020
2026 · 7 games5.35173.40171216914.1154

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries5—
Yards17969th / 1519
Yards / carry3.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12600th / 2089
Yards169511th / 2074
Yards / catch14.1—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long54—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · James Madison—66~22 (7–30)233%
Wk 2 · Gardner-Webb—66~38 (12–52)358%
Wk 3 · Ball State—64~48 (32–58)675%
Wk 4 · Coastal Carolina—63~37 (12–51)359%
Wk 5 · Delaware—72~38 (12–52)353%
Wk 6 · Sam Houston✓ WR52~25 (8–34)248%
Wk 8 · Kennesaw State—62~43 (28–52)569%
Wk 9 · Florida International✓ WR58~28 (9–38)248%
Season2 GS503279 (173–339)2655%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Liberty roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Makai JacksonWRSR29626521%+1.13
3Jamari PersonWRSR17253214%+0.40
1Darius CopelandWRSR12169112%+0.39
9Bryce RandolphWRSO810317%+0.72
10Jon MonteiroWRJR43606%+0.23
12Rashawn CunninghamWRJR33406%-0.06
8Nasir NewkirkWRSO11006%-1.16
16Eric SmithWRJR—————
19Refeno VangatesWRSR—————
27Clayton SheplerWRSR—————
28Andrew RymanWRJR—————
81Jakobe DeJesusWRFR—————
89Nathanael DatesWRSO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Liberty depth chart →