James Madison · L 13-20
No catches.
Sam Houston · W 35-3
No catches.
Copeland has catches in 6 of Liberty’s 8 games: none against James Madison and Sam Houston.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Darius Copeland
Three seasons in the Liberty receiving corps to date. On tape: 54 receiving yards and 1 reception against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.
169 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Florida International on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 31 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 12 catches for 169 yards. Liberty has thrown to him 19 times in 144 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 31 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 12 | 169 | 14.1 | 1 | 54 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
513th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2112% of team targetsCatch rate
57%12 of 21 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
57% catch rate on 21 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Jamey Chadwell — 19-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 32.0 | 26.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 25.0 | 20.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jamey Chadwell.
