#11

Makai Cope

WRSenior6' 3", 210 lbsLos Angeles, CA
Missouri State Bears2-5 · TDC #122
Snap share
21%
1 of 4 started · likely 12–28%
Receptions
2
1401st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
23
1393rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.98
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · -5.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.98
Passing-0.98
1st down-0.23
2nd down-1.13
3rd down-0.35
Standard downs-0.53
Passing downs-1.44
CopeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down1%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
CopeWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share5.2%—
Catch rate33.3%—
Success rate per target16.7%—
Yards per target3.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Cope's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
6
2 caught (33%)
Avg. depth of target
9.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.5
5 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
18
of 23 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

33% comp9.8 avg. depth2.5 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Missouri State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Cope’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
20
12 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
12.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.7
44 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
140
of 184 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted20 targets charted

67% comp12.0 avg. depth3.7 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (20%), 2 caught (50%), 33 yds, 8.3 per target450% · 33yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 44 yds, 22.0 per target2100% · 44yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 27 yds, 27.0 per target1100% · 27yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farMissouri State#122 · 2-5421%22305.2%
2025Missouri State#108 · 7-61025%2026909.7%
2022Utah#7 · 10-4313%77516.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Makai Cope's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Makai Cope's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 5.0 at SMU (Week 4)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@Texas A&ML 0–50—no stats recorded
2LindenwoodW 48–14—no stats recorded
3MarshallL 24–30—no stats recorded
4@SMUL 24–345.011515.0015
6@Western KentuckyL 13–34—no stats recorded
7Kennesaw StateW 24–214.2188.008
8@DelawareL 38–61—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games4.622311.5015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21401st / 1995
Yards231393rd / 1981
Yards / catch11.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Texas A&M—40~21 (7–29)153%
Wk 4 · SMU—61~15 (5–21)225%
Wk 7 · Kennesaw State✓ WR73~37 (12–51)251%
Wk 8 · Delaware—58~22 (7–30)138%
Season1 GS44295 (54–125)621%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Missouri State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Isaiah MyersWRSR38796722%+1.30
0Jmariyae RobinsonWRSR37296028%-0.03
6Mekhi MillerWRSR13146011%+0.38
8Isaiah McMorrisWRJR42509%-0.56
11Makai CopeWRSR22305%-0.98
17Brendon McQueenWRJR1807%-0.33
34Jordan ManuelWRSO—————
42Devin StaleyWRFR—————
81AJ Bell Jr.WRSO—————
82Brycen DorseyWRSO—————
83Amare WhetsellWRSO—————
84Antonio RobinsonWRSR—————
89Torrin TeagueWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Missouri State depth chart →