Jeffrey Coprich

Height:
5-8
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Watts, Calif.
High School:
California
Major:
Professional Communcation Cert

A graduate transfer who officially signed a grant-in-aid agreement with East Carolina on March 29 and arrived on campus in mid-May … Received an extension of his five-year clock by the NCAA in the fall of 2016, thus has two years of eligibility while with the Pirate program ... Began collegiate career at Pac-12 Conference member Cal-Berkeley in the fall of 2012 before earning bachelor's degree after the spring semester of 2016 … Was an uplifting story off the field throughout Cal career, highlighted by his selection to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® - a prestigious off-the-field honor that recognizes dedication to community service by paying tribute to a select group of student-athletes who have worked positively to impact the lives of others … Was especially inspired by a tragedy during his childhood on his third birthday in 1996 when his seven-year-old sister, Essence, lost her life in a car accident he survived … Shortly after his sister's passing, along with help from his family, founded the Essence K. Coprich Book Club in her honor that was started in conjunction with the I Am Foundation (www.iamfoundation.org) at 116th Elementary School in the Watts area of Los Angeles with hopes to raise awareness and, through a partnership with Microsoft and KPMG, get books donated to the school's Essence K. Coprich Library … On the field, Cal action was limited to just 17 career games (10 as a redshirt freshman in 2013, seven as a junior in 2015) off the bench, mostly because of a nagging foot injury … Rushed for 205 yards on 54 carries (3.8 ypr) and scored two touchdowns … Caught nine passes for 74 yards (8.2 ypr) … Worked out at three different positions during Golden Bear career, beginning as a defensive back before moving to running back in the spring of 2013, inside receiver in the spring of 2015 and back to running back for the 2015 campaign.

2015 (California): Played in seven contests as a reserve running back and as member of special teams unit … Experienced action in three non-conference games (Grambling State, San Diego State and Texas) before competing in four Pac-12 Conference tilts (Washington, Washington State, Utah and UCLA) … Rushed for 49 yards and one TD on 14 attempts (3.5 ypr) … Tallied only ground score on a one-yard run with 9:53 to play in the third quarter vs. Grambling State in the opener on Sept. 5 … Also logged a season-high five carries vs. Tigers … Top rushing yardage effort of season was a 26-yard outing at UCLA on Oct. 22 … Picked up a season-long 12-yard scamper on last play of game vs. the Bruins … Booked five rush yards (on two attempts) each in contests against SDSU and UW … Caught five passes for 51 yards out of the backfield … Recorded a season-best three grabs for 35 yards (career-long of 24) vs. Grambling State and closed campaign with a two-catch, 16-yard performance at UCLA … Tallied four (three solo) special teams tackles .. Logged three (two solo) stops and forced a fumble in opener vs. GSU before adding another solo hit vs. Longhorns in Austin … Missed most of spring practice due to existing foot injury, but was given clean bill of health prior to preseason camp.

2014 (California): Did not play due to (foot) injury …. Traveled to the 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl to be recognized at halftime and participate in a community service project prior to the contest (was one of 22 players across all levels of football and one of 11 from the FBS level to earn a spot on the roster of the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®) … Presented with his Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® trophy in a surprise ceremony in front of his Cal teammates following a team practice on Nov. 18 … Subject of an award-winning video titled Making A Difference … Rushed a game-high 11 times for 32 yards and one TD as the second-leading rusher in the spring game, while adding one reception for 18 yards.

2013 (California): Played in 10 games off the bench as a redshirt freshman, rushing 40 times for 156 yards and one touchdown to rank fourth on the team … Also added four receptions for 23 yards to total 179 all-purpose (yards) … Twice rushed for over 50 yards, picking up a career-high 55 yards on 10 carries vs. USC on Nov. 9 and 51 yards on a personal-best 14 attempts at Oregon on Sept. 28 … Also tallied for first collegiate score vs. Ducks with a one-yard plunge … Had additional rushing yardage vs. Washington State (4-15), vs. Oregon State (4-15), at UCLA (4-14), at Washington (3-4) and vs. Portland State (1-2) … Ripped off season-best run of 12 yards vs. Trojans and hauled in season-long 16-yard reception against Beavers … Had a single reception on four occasions against OSU (season-high 16 yards), vs. USC (seven yards), vs. WSU (1 yard) and at Oregon (-1 yard) … Racked up a career-best 62 all-purpose yards vs. Trojans (55 rushing, 7 receiving) … Moved to tailback after spending his 2012 redshirt campaign as a defensive back … Rushed a game-high 13 times for 28 yards (Cal's third-leading rusher) in the spring game … Changed uniform to No. 20 after wearing No. 30 during first season in program.

2012 (California): Redshirted as a true freshman during initial campaign in Cal program … Did not experience game-day action.

High School: Was a two-way player (running back, defensive back) in two prep programs - Golden Valley High School (2008-10) and West Ranch High School (2011) … Rushed for 1,277 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2011 as a senior, while adding five receptions for 41 yards … Had 25 tackles, two interceptions that were returned for TDs (80 and 72 yards), three passes defended and one fumble recovery that was returned 35 yards for a score on defense … Returned seven kicks for 164 yards as member of special teams squad … Broke single-game rushing record while making West Ranch HS debut (235 yards) in 2011 … Played in the 2011 Cal State 5-Star All-Star Game following his senior season and forced a fumble on special teams, returning it for a score … Prior to transferring to West Ranch, broke both the single-season (1,273 yards) and single-game (230 yards) rushing records at Golden Valley in 2010 as a junior … Added seven ground touchdowns as well as 14 catches for 128 yards receiving and one forced fumble on defense … A three-star recruit according to Scout and a two-star selection by ESPN … Ranked as California's No. 207 player (overall) by ESPN … Recipient of the 2012 Watkins Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year for the state of California given annually by the Los Angeles Chapter of The National Alliance of African American Athletes (as a means for recognizing an exceptionally-talented African American male athlete who, by his example, helps promote high academic standards and a commitment to community service) ... Maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout his high school career.

Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Jerome Coprich, Jr. … Born August 3, 1993 … Son of Jeffrey J. Coprich, Sr., stepmother Danielle D. Coprich and mother Shantal House Baker … In addition to (aforementioned) numerous community relations initiatives, has also dedicated his entire football playing career to his grandmother Hattie B. Jeter-Coprich (father's mother), who is courageously fighting breast cancer with the hope she will be able to see him play in person … Related to former Major League Baseball great Derek Jeter … Earned a bachelor of arts degree in legal studies from Cal-Berkeley, participating in spring commencement exercises at Zellerbach Auditorium on May 18, 2015.