Kemari Copeland
Kemari Copeland
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Monken and Brent Pry. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. The receipt: 7 tackles, 3 sacks against California — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 48 | 12 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Army | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 15 | 8.5 | 4.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Edward Vesterinen’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Edward Vesterinen's junior season at West Virginia (2023).
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