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Kemari Copeland

Virginia Tech · Edge Rusher · 2024-25

SACKS
5
TFL
8
TKL
54

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2024 to 2025, Copeland recorded 54 tackles, 8 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

In 17-0 that career earns a 66 overall, the 19th-highest edge rusher rating at Virginia Tech since 1990 and No. 71 among all edge rushers of the 2025-Present era.

Season by Season

Kemari Copeland season-by-season statistics at Virginia Tech
SeasonTklTFLSacks
2024600
20254884.5
Total5484.5

Seasons with tracked stats at Virginia Tech. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Virginia Tech Teammates

  1. 71Kyron Drones2023-25QB
  2. 67Caleb Woodson2023-25LB
  3. 67Marcellous Hawkins2025RB
  4. 66Ayden Greene2023-25WR
  5. 65Kaleb Spencer2024-25LB
  6. 65Krystian Williams2023-25CB
  7. 65Noah Jenkins2024-25LB
  8. 64Will Johnson2022-25LB
  9. 64Benji Gosnell2022-25TE
  10. 64William Watson III2023-25QB

Full Virginia Tech all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Kayden McDonaldOhio State · 2023-25EDGE
  2. 90Cashius HowellTexas A&M · 2024-25EDGE
  3. 88Rueben Bain Jr.Miami · 2023-25EDGE
  4. 86Akheem MesidorMiami · 2022-25EDGE
  5. 86David BaileyTexas Tech · 2025EDGE
  6. 83Anthony SmithMinnesota · 2022-25EDGE
  7. 80Caden CurryOhio State · 2022-25EDGE
  8. 80A'Mauri WashingtonOregon · 2023-25EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.