Damian Copeland
| No. 3 Detroit Lions | |||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | October 17, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Bradenton, Florida | ||
| 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 | ||
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Damian Copeland (born October 17, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisville and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
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
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in | 184 lb | 4.50 s | 1.54 s | 2.60 s | 4.12 s | 6.88 s | 40 in | 10 ft 00 in | 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]
References
- ↑ "Rivals". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "Damian Copeland". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "Damian Copeland". NFL Damian Copeland Ratings at nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ↑ "Damian Copeland Signs 3-Year $1.53 Million Deal with Jacksonville Jaguars". The Crunchzone. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Jacksonville Jaguars place Arrelious Benn on injured reserve, waive 2, sign 3". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "Lions sign free agent WR Damian Copeland, waive G Andrew Zeller". www.detroitlions.com. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2016-06-08.