Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Cincinnati
Marquise Copeland
DE • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Bedford, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marquise Copeland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Marquise Copeland built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Bedford, OH wearing No. 44, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Marquise Copeland's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMarquise Copeland, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Marquise Copeland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Marquise Copeland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DE
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DE 27th (top 9%) · American Athletic 75th (top 14%) · National 649th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 63 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 43 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 58.2 |
Related Context
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Marquise Copeland played DE for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marquise Copeland recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 13.5 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
29.9
Usage
8.5
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 1. UCLA: 2. Miami (OH): 1. Alabama A&M: 0. Ohio: 1. UConn: 1. Tulane: 1. Temple: 0. SMU: 5. Navy: 0. South Florida: 1. UCF: 0. East Carolina: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 7 by 39.2. UCLA: 7 by 49.2. Miami (OH): 6 by 35. Alabama A&M: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 7 by 39.2. UConn: 1 by 14.2. Tulane: 3 by 22.5. Temple: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 4 by 66.7. Navy: 4 by 16.7. South Florida: 2 by 18.3. UCF: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 3 by 62.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 11 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs East Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 56-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ UCF | L 13-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs South Florida | W 35-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Navy | W 42-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ SMUSplash game | W 26-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Temple | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Tulane | W 37-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ UConn | W 49-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Ohio | W 34-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Alabama A&M | W 63-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Miami (OH) | W 21-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ UCLASplash game | W 26-17 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Marquise Copeland story
Marquise Copeland built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Bedford, OH wearing No. 44, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Marquise Copeland's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marquise Copeland's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: Marquise Copeland moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 7.5 | 26.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13.5 | 36.2 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 18 | 29.9 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 18 | 29.9 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 3 · W 21-17
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ SMU
Week 9 · W 26-20 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs East Carolina
Week 13 · W 56-6 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 4 · W 27-20
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Temple
Week 11 · L 24-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati
13.5 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
58.2
18 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Cincinnati
58.2
18 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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