RylanCopeland.

Rylan Copeland is a 2028 wide receiver and safety from New Bern High in New Bern, North Carolina, a program that plays a competitive eastern Carolina schedule. The number that leads his profile is the **3.86 GPA**. At a position where boards run deep and a lot of prospects look alike on paper, a transcript like that is what gets a receiver onto lists at academic-first programs and clears admissions everywhere else. It is also the one recruiting number a player controls completely, and he has controlled it. At 5'11 and 160 pounds he is built like a slot who wins on quickness rather than contested catches, and the weight room shows real pound-for-pound strength for that frame: a **205-pound bench and a 335-pound squat**. Playing safety as well is a signal coaches read as toughness and football IQ — receivers who cover learn route leverage from the defender's chair. Copeland holds a one-star ONE11 rating, which reflects how much of the profile is still to come rather than what the film shows. A verified forty and full junior film are the next two additions, and both are a season away.

2028 North Carolina receiver and safety with a 3.86 GPA