Player Dossier

2010-2013

LSU

J.C. Copeland

FB • 6'1" • LaGrange, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

J.C. Copeland leans balanced backfield option traits and 24.3 efficiency.

Usage Score

4.1

Efficiency

24.3

Consistency

50

Season Value

30.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

J.C. Copeland, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · LSU. J.C. Copeland leans balanced backfield option traits and 24.3 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

LSU paired 121 primary output with 30.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 24.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2013 Regular Season · LSU

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

7

Efficiency

24.3

Usage

4.1

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 2. UAB: 15. Kent State: 6. Auburn: 8. Georgia: 1. Mississippi State: 6. Florida: 20. Alabama: -2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 3 by 6.9. UAB: 2 by 50. Kent State: 1 by 50. Auburn: 2 by 22.9. Georgia: 1 by 10.4. Mississippi State: 2 by 12.5. Florida: 5 by 41.7. Alabama: 1 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins9.5 · n=6 · +10 vs Losses
Losses-0.5 · n=2 · -10 vs Wins
First Half7.8 · n=4 · +1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half6.3 · n=4 · -1.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

50 vs Kent State

Result
Sun 11/10@ AlabamaL 17-381-2-20-2
Sat 10/12vs FloridaW 17-6520414
Sat 10/5@ Mississippi StateW 59-261000163
Sat 9/28@ GeorgiaL 41-4411101
Sat 9/21vs AuburnW 35-211111174
Sat 9/14vs Kent StateW 45-13166
Sat 9/7vs UABW 56-1713301127.5
Sun 9/1@ TCUW 37-27320.7010.7

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    LSU

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20102011201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonLSU0
2011 PostseasonLSU002.20
2011 Regular SeasonLSU002.20
2012 Regular SeasonLSU12130.43.6121
2013 Regular SeasonLSU5624.34.1-65

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Alabama

Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53

Primary metric

53 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.

#2

North Texas

33

Primary metric

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.

#3

Florida

20

Primary metric

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.

#4

UAB

15

Primary metric

Win with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

15 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.

#5

Kent State

6

Primary metric

Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

6 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · LSU

121 primary output · 30.4 efficiency · 3.6 usage

38.6

#2

2011 Postseason · LSU

34.1

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · LSU

34.1

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8967

Troup County · LaGrange, GA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

177

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

J.C. Copeland quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
92