Ben Kopenski: DL · Tulsa · #21.
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Ben Kopenski
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Kevin Wilson. First career honor, 2023: All-AAC. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tulsa | 52 | 30 | 13.5 | 8.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 39 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-66vs No. 19 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-14@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-26vs Temple | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 10-42vs Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-69@ SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-33vs Charlotte | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24@ No. 20 Tulane | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35vs North Texas | 7 | 6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 29-27@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 30 | 13.5 | 8.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%14 TFLSack rate
16%8 sacksHurry rate
8%4 hurries52 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson
Pass share
38.9%
334 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
71.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oklahoma State and Tulsa, 13 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Kevin Wilson.
