Big-bodied Gardner-Webb DB with upside and early-career bite
In the 2025 season, Ross Coppock appeared in 9 games for Gardner-Webb and logged 1 tackle, a tiny stat line but one that fits a young defensive back still carving out his role[11]. At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, he brings a safety/DB frame that suggests physicality, length, and matchup flexibility, and his high-school background points to leadership traits—he was a two-time all-state selection and a team captain at Centerville[1][8]. He looks like a developmental fit for a staff that values size, special-teams juice, and upside over instant splash numbers[1][11].
