Running back, Ohio State, 2019–⁠21

Robert Cope

Number
No. 43
Height
5′9″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Dublin, OH

Robert Cope played running back at Ohio State (2019–⁠21).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2019 and 2020

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ohio State242.002

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Ohio State43RBFr.
2020Ohio State43RBSo.
2021Ohio State43RBJr.5′9″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
2021Ohio State2-0.13––-0.3–

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

2021 Ohio State 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Nov 20vs.Michigan StateW 56–⁠72402

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

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