Damian Copeland

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Damian Copeland
No. 83
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 33)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Palmetto (FL)
College: University of Louisville
Undrafted: 2014
Career history

Damian Copeland (born October 17, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Louisville and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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High school career

Copeland attended Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. During his senior year, he caught 52 passes for 718 yards and 11 TDs. He received All-Area honors and was an All-State selection.

He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com . [1]

College career

Copeland attended the University of Louisville. During his career he played in 34 games and had 116 receptions for 1521 yards and 7 touchdowns. [2]

Professional career

Predraft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
184 lb
(83 kg)
4.50 s1.54 s2.60 s4.12 s6.88 s40 in
(1.02 m)
10 ft 00 in
(3.05 m)
12 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day [3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Copeland was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 18, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. [4] He suffered a wrist injury and was placed on injured reserve on August 4, 2014.

On August 24, 2015, Copeland was waived/injured by the Jaguars. [5] After going unclaimed, he was placed on injured reserve.

Detroit Lions

On June 7, 2016, Copeland signed to the Detroit Lions. [6]

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References

  1. "Rivals". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. "Damian Copeland". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. "Damian Copeland". NFL Damian Copeland Ratings at nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. "Damian Copeland Signs 3-Year $1.53 Million Deal with Jacksonville Jaguars". The Crunchzone. July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  5. Sports, Fox. "Jacksonville Jaguars place Arrelious Benn on injured reserve, waive 2, sign 3". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  6. "Lions sign free agent WR Damian Copeland, waive G Andrew Zeller". www.detroitlions.com. June 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.