Fullback, LSU, 2010–⁠13

J.C. Copeland

Number
No. 44
Height
6′1″
Hometown
LaGrange, GA
Born
Jul 21, 1991, in Columbus, Georgia

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J.C. Copeland played fullback at LSU (2010–⁠13).

All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2012

Team titles: SEC champions, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011LSU200.000
2012LSU21673.2416
2013LSU13251.9310
Career36922.6716

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010LSU44FB
2011LSU44FB
2012LSU44FB
2013LSU44FB6′1″

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
2013LSU130.27––3.5–

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

2013 LSU 8 games, 25 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.TCUW 37–⁠273211––
Sep 7vs.UABW 56–⁠171303112
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 45–⁠13––––16
Sep 21vs.AuburnW 35–⁠21111117
Sep 28atGeorgiaL 41–⁠441101––
Oct 5atMississippi StateW 59–⁠26100016
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 17–⁠6520110––
Nov 9atAlabamaL 17–⁠381−200––
2012 LSU 11 games, 67 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.North TexasW 41–⁠14433116––
Sep 8vs.WashingtonW 41–⁠32211––
Sep 22atAuburnW 12–⁠102504––
Sep 29vs.TowsonW 38–⁠221111––
Oct 6atFloridaL 6–⁠14––––17
Oct 13vs.South CarolinaW 23–⁠2131209––
Oct 20atTexas A&MW 24–⁠191101––
Nov 3vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠213604247
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 37–⁠172111––
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 41–⁠351000––
Nov 23atArkansasW 20–⁠132603––
2011 LSU 2 games, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 15atMississippi StateW 19–⁠61000––
Jan 9 ✦vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠211000––

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

Before the draft

MVP of the 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

DrillCombine 2014
Height5′11⅛″
Weight271 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.95 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.68 s
20-yard shuttle4.58 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016CFLToronto Argonauts *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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