Kemari Copeland
Virginia Tech Hokies
81
Good

Kemari Copeland

Virginia Tech HokiesSolid
RDTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Kemari Copeland starting?

Kemari Copeland is the projected starter at RDT for Virginia Tech Hokies.

Redshirt senior · #13 · 6'2", 290 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Virginia Tech Hokies

  1. 11381Kemari CopelandStarter
  2. 25557Gerard Johnson III
  3. 34554Eric Mensah
  4. 45449Grant Karczewski
  5. 59145Garrett Witherington

Virginia Tech Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Edge Threat

In 2025: 48 tackles, 8 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

2-Yr Total54 tackles · 4.5 sacksTeam Share9%Percentile96th
Virginia Beach, VA
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
290 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20254884.5
2024600

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 96th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 96% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LCALTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 25-20

Oct 2LPITTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-33

Sep 26WBCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Sep 19WMDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-26

Sep 12WODUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-21

Sep 5WVMITKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 73-3

Kemari Copeland's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
48 tkl · 8 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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