Marquise Copeland

Marquise Copeland (born May 9, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Cincinnati.

Marquise Copeland

Personal information
Born:	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 28) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
Position:	Defensive end
High school:	Bedford (OH)
College:	Cincinnati
NFL draft:	2019: undrafted
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (2019–2023)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LVI) Second-team All-AAC (2018)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 43 Sacks: 1.0 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m)	281 lb (127 kg)	32 in (0.81 m)	9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m)	5.00 s	1.82 s	2.93 s	4.84 s	7.50 s	30.5 in (0.77 m)	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)	26 reps
All values from Pro Day[1]

Copeland signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 14, 2019.^[2] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,^[3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.^[4]

Copeland was signed to a reserve/futures contract with the Rams on January 9, 2020.^[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,^[6] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.^[7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then reverted to the team's practice squad following the game.^[8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,^[9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26.^[10] On January 18, 2021, Copeland signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.^[11]

On August 31, 2021, Copeland was waived by the Rams and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2021. Copeland became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.^[13]

On March 27, 2023, Copeland re-signed with the Rams.^[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.^[15][16] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.^[17]