Jacob Copeland

#2 · WR · Jr. · Maryland6′0″ · 202 lb · Pensacola, FL · Escambia

Jacob Copeland: WR · Maryland · #2.

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Jacob Copeland

WR · Maryland · Jr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 110 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Charlotte, Week 2, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Maryland in the news

Maryland fires coach Michael LocksleyOct 26
Maryland fires defensive coordinatorThe Washington Post Oct 19
Joyner receives probation before judgmentOct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Maryland	26	376	14.5	2	45
2021	Florida	41	642	15.7	4	75
2020	Florida	23	435	18.9	3	42
2019	Florida	21	273	13.0	2	37
2018	Florida	1	16	16.0	0	16
Career		112	1,742	15.6	11	75

Season	Team
2022	Maryland	1	−1	128
2021	Florida	3	20	17
2020	Florida	1	17	--
2019	Florida	4	28	--
2018	Florida	--	--	26
Career		9	64	171

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-10vs Buffalo	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	W 56-21@ Charlotte	4	110	27.5	2	45	Season-high 110 yds
Wk 3	W 34-27vs SMU	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 4	L 27-34@ No. 4 Michigan	4	52	13.0	0	17
Wk 5	W 27-13vs Michigan State	2	26	13.0	0	21
Wk 6	L 29-31vs Purdue	4	44	11.0	0	25
Wk 7	W 38-33@ Indiana	4	62	15.5	0	18
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Northwestern	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 11	L 0-30@ No. 14 Penn State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	L 30-43vs No. 2 Ohio State	4	45	11.3	0	25
Total		26	376	14.5	2	45

Signature game

Week 2 · 2022

W 56-21

at Charlotte

4 rec · 110 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 35-point win on the road against Charlotte.

With T. Tagovailoa — 391 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 96.2 · A. Littleton II — 59 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 17 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.48T.Tagovailoa pass complete to CHA 45. Catch made by J.Copeland at CHA 45. Gain of 45 yards. J.Copeland for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 4 · Michigan · 4th and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 2 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14T.Tagovailoa pass complete to CHA 39. Catch made by J.Copeland at CHA 39. Gain of 39 yards. J.Copeland for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 5 · Michigan State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 21 yds to the MchSt 28 for a
Week 2 · Charlotte · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.64T.Tagovailoa pass complete to MAR 40. Catch made by J.Copeland at MAR 40. Gain of 11 yards. Tackled by W.Jones at CHA 49.
Week 6 · Purdue · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 14 yds to the Prdue 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Indiana · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 18 yds to the Ind 38 for a
Week 6 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.13Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 25 yds to the Prdue 42 for a
Week 7 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 18 yds to the Ind 42 for a
Week 7 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.42Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jacob Copeland for 15 yds to the Mary 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Florida10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2019Florida11-2HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced

2020Florida8-4HC: Dan Mullen · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 40 (#305 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

40Below cohort / limited sample #305 of 488 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: catch rate (90th percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#63 / 636 · 90th pct

91.7%

EPA / target#187 / 636 · 71st pct

0.85

Yards / catch#324 / 636 · 49th pct

12.1

Explosive rate#333 / 636 · 47th pct

12.5%

TD rate#554 / 636 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#180 / 550 · 67th pct

14.5

Rec yards#311 / 550 · 43rd pct

376

Long catch#317 / 550 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Receptions#326 / 550 · 40th pct

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Rush yards#228 / 275 · 16th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

57th → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

77th → 47th percentile

Catch rate

47th → 90th percentile

TD rate

60th → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 49th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.2	24.2	10.9	0.0
Road4g	3.2	57.8	15.8	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	44.7	14.1	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	21.0	9.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Pass share

49.3%

446 pass / 459 run

Plays / game

69.6

13 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

486 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

26 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

40 · #305 of 488 WRs · 2022

Former four-star. Now #305 at the position.

Jacob Copeland

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Maryland in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2018

2021 12 games

2022 10 games