Tight end, North Carolina, 2020–24
John Copenhaver
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Roswell, GA
John Copenhaver played tight end at North Carolina (2020–24).
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. North Carolina Central, 2024Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 15 | 222 | 14.8 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 18 | 279 | 15.5 | 4 | 40 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 40 | 414 | 10.3 | 4 | 35 |
| Career | 75 | 924 | 12.3 | 9 | 47 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina | 81 | TE | RS | ||
| 2021 | North Carolina | 81 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina | 81 | TE | So. | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 81 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina | 81 | TE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 240 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 2 | 2.34 | – | – | 4.7 | – |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 17 | 0.90 | – | – | 15.2 | – |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 22 | 1.19 | – | – | 26.1 | 3% |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 45 | 0.78 | 30th (n=581) | 0.92 | 35.1 | 6% |
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
2024 North Carolina 12 games, 40 catches, 414 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 45–10 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 50–70 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–34 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 34–41 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 41–14 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 35–11 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 21–41 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 30–35 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–27 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 23 | – |
2023 North Carolina 10 games, 18 catches, 279 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 31–17 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 41–24 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 40–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–31 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 27–31 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 42–46 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 59–7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 47–45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 20–31 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 20–39 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 20 | – |
2022 North Carolina 7 games, 15 catches, 222 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 56–24 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 35–28 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 47 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 41–10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 42–24 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 36–34 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 27–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 27–28 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
2021 North Carolina 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 59–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 45–42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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