Player Dossier

2015-2018

Cincinnati

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.

Usage / Role

71%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

93

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Reliability

65

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

84

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
1
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...

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Marquise 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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonCincinnati00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonCincinnati12594.5111040.2
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati116383.511061.2
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1370.50.5--058.2
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati13437.53.542058.2

Related Context

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

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36.2 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: Miami (OH)

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

36.2

Usage

10.6

Consistency

45.3

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 1. Michigan: 1. Miami (OH): 4. Navy: 0. Marshall: 0.5. UCF: 0. SMU: 2. Tulane: 0. Temple: 3. East Carolina: 0. UConn: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 6 by 35. Miami (OH): 7 by 69.2. Navy: 7 by 29.2. Marshall: 7 by 34.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 5 by 40.8. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Temple: 7 by 59.2. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7. UConn: 10 by 61.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Sat 11/25vs UConn10+ tackles · Splash gameW 22-211040.500.500
Sat 11/18@ East CarolinaL 20-4840000
Sat 11/11vs TempleSplash gameL 24-3574210
Sat 11/4@ TulaneW 17-1654000
Sat 10/21vs SMUSplash gameL 28-3152110
Sun 10/8vs UCFL 23-5110000
Sat 9/30vs MarshallL 21-38730.5000
Sat 9/23@ NavyL 32-4277000
Sun 9/17@ Miami (OH)Splash gameW 21-1773310
Sat 9/9@ MichiganL 14-3663100
Thu 8/31vs Austin PeayW 26-1441001

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2016 Regular SeasonCincinnati7.526.75.67.5
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati13.536.210.66
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1829.98.54.5
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati1829.98.50

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

3

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

61.2

#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