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Liberty · 2026

Darius Copeland

WRSenior6' 0", 195 lbsBirmingham, AL
Liberty Flames2-1 · TDC #88
Snap share
55%
likely 26–71%
Receptions
5
500th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
97
323rd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
19.4
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.73
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · +8.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.73
Passing+0.79
Rushing+0.22
1st down+0.42
2nd down-0.67
3rd down+1.54
Standard downs+0.03
Passing downs+1.58
CopelandWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays13%
Run plays1%
1st down2%
2nd down5%
3rd down14%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs8%
CopelandWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share13.9%330th / 489
Catch rate50.0%404th / 489
Success rate per target50.0%227th / 489
Yards per target9.7150th / 489
Explosive catches10.0%257th / 489
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards4985th / 1194
Yards / carry4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5500th / 1676
Yards97323rd / 1662
Yards / catch19.4—
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long54—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · James Madison66~22 (7–30)233%
Wk 2 · Gardner-Webb66~38 (12–52)358%
Wk 3 · Ball State64~48 (32–58)675%
Season196108 (50–139)1155%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Liberty roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Makai JacksonWRSR9230318%+1.39
3Jamari PersonWRSR790213%+0.46
1Darius CopelandWRSR597113%+0.73
9Bryce RandolphWRSO45508%+0.99
8Nasir NewkirkWRSO—————
10Jon MonteiroWRJR———4%-0.58
12Rashawn CunninghamWRJR———6%-1.04
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 →