Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/123rd/4th & short
6/19Inside-5 share
6 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (50.0%). 6 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (31.6%).
Fred Coppet
Fred Coppet: RB · Bowling Green · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fred Coppet
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Bowling Green: Dino Babers and Mike Jinks. On tape: 160 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Buffalo, Week 13, 2016.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 204 | 1,030 | 5.0 | 8 | 52 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 146 | 826 | 5.7 | 5 | 62 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 141 | 764 | 5.4 | 6 | 69 |
| Career | 491 | 2,620 | 5.3 | 19 | 69 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 32 | 181 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-77@ No. 6 Ohio State | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-26vs North Dakota | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-41vs Middle Tennessee | 27 | 117 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-77@ Memphis | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-28vs Eastern Michigan | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 2 | 41 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-30@ Ohio | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-42@ Toledo | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-40vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Northern Illinois | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-28@ Akron | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-7vs Kent State | 19 | 105 | 5.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-19vs Buffalo | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 160 yds |
| Total | 204 | 1030 | 5.0 | 8 | 52 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2016
W 38-28
at Akron
116 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Akron on the road in a shootout.
With J. Davidson — 38.9 yards per punt · 9 punts · 63 long · D. Wilson — 119 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Memphis · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −3.64Fred Coppet run for no gain to the Memph 20
- Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Fred Coppet run for 41 yds to the EMich 34 for a
- Week 11 · Akron · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Fred Coppet run for 6 yds for a TD, (Jake Suder KICK)
- Week 12 · Kent State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Fred Coppet run for 13 yds for a TD, (Jake Suder KICK)
- Week 13 · Buffalo · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −2.83Fred Coppet run for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff 43 Fred Coppet fumbled, forced by Boise Ross, recovered by Buff Boise Ross
- Week 6 · Ohio · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Fred Coppet run for 8 yds for a TD, (Jake Suder KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Buffalo · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Fred Coppet run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jake Suder KICK)
- Week 8 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −2.58Fred Coppet run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 36 BOWLING GREEN Penalty, Offensive holding (Lorenzo Taborn) to the MiaOh 46
- Week 3 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.56Fred Coppet run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a
- Week 2 · North Dakota · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Fred Coppet run for 14 yds to the BwGrn 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
187 of 204 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
41%186 carriesFumble rate
2.0%4 of 204 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
34 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
64 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
63 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
26 carries
7 of 12 (58%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 6 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.0 yds/carry on 204 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
18%
Stuffed (≤0)
34%
Grind (1–3)
34%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2014Bowling Green8-6HC: Dino Babers · Pass-leaning
2015Bowling Green10-4HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2016Bowling Green4-8HC: Mike Jinks · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 102 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 69.2 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 79.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 95.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jinks
Pass share
47.3%
449 pass / 500 run
Plays / game
79.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
Starter
204 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Bowling Green
- 2016 Bowling Green JinksYear 4 · 12 games
- 2015 Bowling Green BabersYear 3 · 14 games
- 2014 Bowling Green BabersYear 2 · 13 games
- 2013 Bowling Green ClawsonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school St. Thomas AquinasFort Lauderdale, FL · Class of 2013Three-star, No. 559 in the 2013 class. Signed with Bowling Green.Also from St. Thomas Aquinas: King Mack (NC State), Justice Fitzpatrick (Georgia), Jordan Lyle (Miami) and 49 more.
How it ended
Three seasons at Bowling Green, 2,620 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over three seasons.
2013
- Signed with Bowling GreenThree-star, out of St. Thomas Aquinas
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dave Clawson, Dino Babers, and Mike Jinks. Multi-era developmental context.