Cincinnati senior DL Marquise Copeland earned an overall grade of 88.9 from Pro Football Focus in 2017, the second-best mark for an interior defender in the AAC.
Copeland (6'2/285) was all over the field last season, notching 37 total pressures (26 QB pressures) and five sacks while on his way to earning All-AAC honorable mention for the campaign. Copeland is joined on the interior by Cortez Broughton to give the Bearcats one of their stronger position groups on what’s otherwise a rebuilding team.