Darius Copeland

Junior wide receiver for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Liberty · Jr. · #1

6′0″ · 195 lb · Birmingham, AL · Pelham HS

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How he plays

Yards / catch: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3

2 games into 2026 so far

The play that turned itSwung Liberty from 24% to 77% to win.Gardner-Webb at Liberty · 24-23

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Junior wide receiver for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

The full story, with sources

Next upThu Sep 24 · 7:30 pm ETat Coastal CarolinaBrooks Stadium (SC)Liberty by 2.5

Darius Copeland

WR · Liberty · Jr · #1

He has spent three seasons in the Liberty receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 54 rec yds, 1 receptions against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.

97 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Liberty	5	97	19.4	1	--
2025	Liberty	1	1	1.0	0	--
2024	Liberty	5	38	7.6	0	--
Career		11	136	12.4	1	--

Season	Team
2026	Liberty	1	4	--	--	--
2025	Liberty	1	6	--	--	--
2024	Liberty	1	7	--	--	--
Career		3	17	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb	1	54	54.0	1	54	Season-high 54 yds
Wk 3	W 51-15vs Ball State	4	43	10.8	0	16
Total		5	97	32.4	1	54

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 24–23

vs Gardner-Webb

1 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

With S. Crossan — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD

2026 snapshot

Since week 2: +43 receiving yards, +4 catches.

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jamey Chadwell, all run-heavy offenses — 14-13 over that span.

2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy

2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy

2026Liberty2-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#10 / 141 · 94th pct

19.4

Long catch#33 / 141 · 77th pct

Rush TDs#7 / 49 · 44th pct

Rec TDs#70 / 141 · 34th pct

Rush yards#34 / 49 · 32nd pct

Rec yards#139 / 141 · 2nd pct

Receptions#142 / 141 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 48.5 YDS/g, 32.4 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jamey Chadwell

Pass share

37.5%

72 pass / 120 run

Plays / game

64.0

3 games

Team sack rate

6.2%

80 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

The receiver room · Liberty

#3Jamari PersonWR · Sr.315 receiving yards · 2025
#10Jon MonteiroWR · So.40 receiving yards · 2025
#9Bryce RandolphWR · Fr.18 receiving yards · 2025
#2Makai JacksonWR · Sr.15 receiving yards · 2025
#1Darius CopelandWR · Jr.1 receiving yard · 2025

8 more on the roster · Liberty team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology