John Copeland
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | — | CIN | 14 | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | CIN | 12 | — | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 61 | 53 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | CIN | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | CIN | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CIN | 13 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 314 | 261 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 24.0 | 44.0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | 14 | — | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 12 | — | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 61 | 53 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 15 | — | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2000 | 30 | CIN | 13 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Career | 104 | 314 | 261 | 14 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.9 |
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tony McGeeTE8yCarl PickensWR7yDoug PelfreyK7yLee JohnsonP6yKimo von OelhoffenDT6yJames FrancisLB6yDarnay ScottWR6yJeff BlakeQB6yRicardo McDonaldOLB5ySteve TovarLB5yMarco BattagliaTE5yCorey SawyerDB5yJevon LangfordDE5yDan WilkinsonDT4yDarryl WilliamsDB4yCorey DillonRB4yEric BieniemyRB4ySam ShadeS4yReinard WilsonLB4yGreg MyersS4yBrian MilneRB4yKi-Jana CarterRB4yTremain MackFS4yBilly GranvilleMLB4y
1993 Draft Class· this player went #5
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJohn inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Alfred Williams (1991–1994), and handed it to Dan Wilkinson (1994–1997).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 1993draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 5
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 287 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
81%
19932000
1998 · cause not documented · 31%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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