Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#26
Eli Coppess
Senior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 213 lb · Pickerington, OH · Pickerington North
CFB Index 45 · #333 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2022.
Eli Coppess
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Miami (OH). One game to point at: 5 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Pickerington North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 28-16 over that span.
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
45 · #333 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #333 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #30 of 55 Mid-American LBs
- #1Adam Trick
- #29David Afogho
- #30Eli Coppess
- #31Alfred Chea
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
2 TOT · 1 PD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Allen’s 2021 season.
Matches Nick on
TFL rate
Class year
Weight
Differs from Nick on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sincere Jackson's junior season at Sam Houston (2024).
80%match
Matches Sincere on
Weight
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Eli Coppess
Background
2025 Highlights: Played in 13 games, making one start Made first career start versus Western Michigan Had 17 tackles and three interceptions during the season Had a career-high four tackles versus EMU Posted interceptions versus Lindenwood, Ohio and Toledo 2024 Highlights: Played in 12 games Acad...
The linebacker corps · Miami (OH)
- #8CJ Young89 tackles · 2025
- #15Blayne Myrick84 tackles · 2025
- #3Malcolm Mccain66 tackles · 2025
- #11Brock Uihlein29 tackles · 2025
- #26Eli Coppess17 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology