Receiver, Ohio, 2013–⁠17

Brendan Cope

Number
No. 85
Height
6′2″
Weight
198 lb
Hometown
Warren, OH

Brendan Cope played receiver at Ohio (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last at Massachusetts, 2017129receiving yards, career highat Idaho, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ohio1730317.8058
2015Ohio3051017.0267
2016Ohio6264.307
2017Ohio3549414.1458
Career881,33315.1667

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Ohio85WR
2014Ohio85WR
2015Ohio85WR
2016Ohio85WR
2017Ohio85WR6′2″198

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Ohio260.52––13.45%
2015Ohio480.5248th (n=465)0.5325.07%
2016Ohio60.38––2.2–
2017Ohio520.4946th (n=507)0.5225.88%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Ohio 10 games, 35 catches, 494 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.HamptonW 59–⁠021208–
Sep 8atPurdueL 21–⁠44117017–
Sep 16vs.KansasW 42–⁠305104058–
Sep 23atEastern MichiganW 27–⁠20424110−2
Sep 30atMassachusettsW 58–⁠507126148–
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganL 23–⁠26658016–
Oct 14atBowling GreenW 48–⁠301606–
Oct 31vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠28589140–
Nov 8vs.ToledoW 38–⁠10235123–
Nov 14atAkronL 34–⁠37223017–
2016 Ohio 2 games, 6 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atKansasW 37–⁠212606–
Sep 17atTennesseeL 19–⁠2842007–
2015 Ohio 10 games, 30 catches, 510 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atIdahoW 45–⁠284129165–
Sep 12vs.MarshallW 21–⁠101909–
Sep 19vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠144101167–
Oct 3atAkronW 14–⁠12334012–
Oct 10vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠31606–
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠49436013–
Oct 24atBuffaloL 17–⁠41752016–
Nov 17vs.Ball StateW 48–⁠31248039–
Nov 24atNorthern IllinoisW 26–⁠21249032–
Dec 19 ✦vs.App StateL 29–⁠31246039–
2014 Ohio 7 games, 17 catches, 303 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atKent StateW 17–⁠14271058–
Sep 6atKentuckyL 3–⁠20457036–
Sep 13atMarshallL 14–⁠44237028–
Sep 20vs.IdahoW 36–⁠24221015–
Oct 11vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠31567023−9
Nov 5vs.BuffaloW 37–⁠14112012–
Nov 25atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠21138038–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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