Defensive lineman on Akron's 2017 roster.
6′1″ · 275 lb · Ft. Myers, FL
The story
2017 defensive lineman on Akron's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDarius Copeland
Second year in the Akron defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ohio — Week 12, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Terry Bowden, all balanced offenses — 12-14 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (5th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017
W 37–34
vs Ohio
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-52@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-3vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 14-13@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-48@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-20vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-34vs Ohio | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Player DNA