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, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021North Carolina294.517
2022North Carolina1522214.8047
2023North Carolina1827915.5440
2024North Carolina4041410.3435
Career7592412.3947

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020North Carolina81TERS
2021North Carolina81TEFr.
2022North Carolina81TESo.
2023North Carolina81TEJr.
2024North Carolina81TESr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021North Carolina22.34––4.7–
2022North Carolina170.90––15.2–
2023North Carolina221.19––26.13%
2024North Carolina450.7830th (n=581)0.9235.16%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠202908–
Sep 14vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠10660123–
Sep 21vs.James MadisonL 50–⁠70362135–
Sep 28atDukeL 20–⁠21115015–
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 24–⁠34432111–
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠41215012–
Oct 26atVirginiaW 41–⁠1442409–
Nov 2atFlorida StateW 35–⁠11430016–
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 31–⁠243330186
Nov 23atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠41464025–
Nov 30vs.NC StateL 30–⁠35326019–
Dec 28 ✦vs.UConnL 14–⁠27444123–
2023 North Carolina 10 games, 18 catches, 279 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠17352118–
Sep 23atPittsburghW 41–⁠24253040–
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠71111–
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠31235030–
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠31––––3
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠46122022–
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7125125–
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠451909–
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠31218013–
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39564120–
2022 North Carolina 7 games, 15 catches, 222 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠24244033–
Sep 10atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠28264047–
Oct 1vs.Virginia TechW 41–⁠10235029–
Oct 29vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠2431308–
Nov 12atWake ForestW 36–⁠34241022–
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠301101–
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠283240118
2021 North Carolina 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠171707–
Oct 16vs.MiamiW 45–⁠421212–

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

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