#21

Ben Kopenski

DL · Tulsa · Sr. · #21

All-Conf HMTulsa 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ben Kopenski

DL · Tulsa · Sr · #21

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-AAC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2023era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-AAC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Tulsa523013.58.5----1
2022Oklahoma State1163.53.51----
2021Oklahoma State332.01.0------
Career663919.013.01--1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 29–27

at East Carolina

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ezra Evaimalo’s 2023 season.

Hawai'i · 2023

#2

Jashaud Stewart

Arkansas · 2022

80%
#3

TyJuan Garbutt

Virginia Tech · 2021

80%
#4

Mohamed Kamara

Colorado State · 2021

NFL Rd 5
79%
#5

Zach McCloud

Miami · 2021

79%

Matches Ezra on

Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Ezra on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Josaiah Stewart's junior season at Michigan (2023).

Michigan · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
#2

Uchenna Ezewike

Massachusetts · 2022

89%
#3

Daniel Grzesiak

Utah State · 2022

87%
#4

Gabe Reid

Utah · 2022

86%
#5

Ezra Evaimalo

Hawai'i · 2023

84%

Matches Josaiah on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate