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Quinton Coples | Linebacker

Team: New York Jets
Age / DOB:  (22) / 6/22/1990
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 284
College: North Carolina
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Jets OLB Quinton Coples says he's responded with increased effort after coach Rex Ryan called him out last week.
"I responded in the weight room and got better," Coples said. "I gave better effort and made sure that won’t happen again." Ryan's tactic worked with a player the Jets need to be a major pass-rushing presence off the edge this season. Coples has some serious ability, but is towering for a linebacker at 6-foot-6, 284 pounds. He's working to slim down. We'd guess he posts a nice sack total after tallying 5.5 as a rookie. May 17 - 9:19 AM
Source: New York Daily News

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Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets DC Dennis Thurman reiterated Wednesday that Quinton Coples will be used as a stand-up edge rusher this season.

"QC will play with his hand in the dirt stand up," Thurman said. "We wouldn't do it if Quinton didn't have the ability to handle it." Coples was used as a more traditional left end last season, but is being relied on to get after the passer after the Jets used the No. 13 pick on Sheldon Richardson. A towering 6-foot-6, 284 pounds, Coples should shed some weight, but is still going to be enormous for a linebacker.
Source: Manish Mehta on Twitter
May 15 - 1:50 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Coach Rex Ryan called out 2012 first-round pick Quinton Coples for lackluster weight-room performance on the first day of Jets rookie camp.

Coples isn't eligible for rookie camp, obviously, but Ryan took him to task for his offseason commitment level. "If Quinton doesn’t do a better job in the weight room he might have to ... he’s got to compete like anybody else for a job," said Ryan. "So I’m a little disappointed in Q in the weight room in the last day." Perhaps Rex was just trying to send a message. The Jets are counting on Coples to transform himself from a left end into a rush linebacker.
Source: New York Daily News
May 10 - 3:12 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

ESPN New York reports the Jets will move Quinton Coples to outside linebacker.

Coples (6-foot-6, 290) is obviously going to have to drop some weight to make the transition to stand-up edge rusher, but it explains why the Jets took Sheldon Richardson with the No. 13 overall pick in the draft. Coples, the 16th pick in last year's draft, led the Jets with 5.5 sacks as a rookie, even though he played just 47 percent of the snaps. Gang Green's new front-seven shapes up like this: LE Richardson, NT Kenrick Ellis, RE Muhammad Wilkerson, OLBs Coples and Antwan Barnes, ILBs Demario Davis and David Harris. It's a very solid group.
Source: ESPN New York
May 1 - 10:16 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets coach Rex Ryan reiterated LE Quinton Coples may be used as more of an edge rusher in 2013.

The Jets could field Coples and Antwan Barnes as outside-edge rushers, with Muhammad Wilkerson and first-round pick Sheldon Richardson on the interior in passing situations. Two-down nose Kenrick Ellis would leave the field. New York has now invested three first-rounders on defensive linemen over the past three drafts. Ryan should again produce a top-ten defense in 2013.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
May 1 - 1:18 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Coach Rex Ryan said DE Quinton Coples is "just scratching the surface," and he plans to use Coples more on the edge in 2013.

Ryan has been heaping praise on Coples this offseason, first by saying the 2012 first-rounder was "poised for a monster season" in 2013. Coples led the team with 5.5 sacks as a rookie, and the Jets could be looking for another pass rusher to pair with him in this year's draft after releasing Calvin Pace.
Source: ESPN New York
Feb 21 - 9:57 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Coach Rex Ryan reportedly believes DE Quinton Coples is "poised for a monster season" in 2013.

Coples' rookie campaign was a bright spot for the Jets as the No. 16 overall pick led the team with 5.5 sacks -- 3.5 of which came during the final three weeks. Along with Muhammad Wilkerson, he's a bookend for the Jets to build on in Rex's 3-4 scheme.
Source: Tony Pauline on Twitter
Jan 24 - 12:46 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Coach Rex Ryan noted that first-round DE Quinton Coples is "kind of hitting his strike a little bit" in the past few games.

"This is going to be a guy who is going to obviously be a huge part of what we do in the future," said Ryan. "It's rare to get a guy with his kind of height, weight, speed." Coples is tied for the team lead with four sacks, which says more about the Jets' lack of pass rush than his own success.
Source: New York Post
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 12:12:00 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Coach Rex Ryan suggested DE Quinton Coples is on the verge of taking on an important defensive role.

Still learning offensive formations and blocking schemes, Coples hadn't practiced with confidence until this week. The first-rounder had played just 30 percent of the snaps through three games. The Jets will likely use more four-man fronts against the 49ers' run-heavy approach on Sunday.
Source: ESPN New York
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 12:35:00 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets coach Rex Ryan compares first-round DE Quinton Coples to Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul.

"They are two unusual talents. ... They're unusual guys," Ryan said. "Hopefully Quinton can be the same kind of player Pierre-Paul ended up being. This guy really gets it." Coples had a huge preseason debut, and should help goose a Jets pass rush that was in the middle of the pack with 35 sacks in 2011.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Mon, Aug 13, 2012 01:30:00 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

First-round pick Quinton Coples recorded a batted pass, a strip-sack, and two tackles for loss in the Jets' preseason opener.

Coples looked like the real deal, and afterwards coach Rex Ryan described his impact as "tremendous," even if Coples' snap-to-snap consistency was a bit lacking. Still, Coples was one of the most impressive first-round picks of the first week of preseason. Other high-impact first-round defenders included Whitney Mercilus, Luke Kuechly, Melvin Ingram, and Chandler Jones.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 10:26:00 PM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets first-round DE Quinton Coples has been removed from the starting base formations.

For now, the Jets' plan is to use Coples in passing situations and as an end in the 4-3, but leave him as a backup when in the base 3-4. "We'll work it from back to front," DC Mike Pettine said of Coples' role. "He'll be a third-down guy, similar to [Aaron] Maybin." Pettine still eventually expects Coples to play 50 to 80 percent of the defensive plays per game. The Jets are desperate for pass-rushing help after Maybin led the team with a meager six sacks last year.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Thu, Aug 2, 2012 09:11:00 AM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets DC Mike Pettine may not play "a snap of base defense" in division games this year.

The idea of a base defense is going out of style in today's NFL, and the Jets plan to combat the spread offenses of the Pats and Bills with more 4-3 looks. The shift not only allows the Jets to better utilize Buddy Ryan's "46" defense, but also takes advantage of young talent up front in Quinton Coples, Muhammad Wilkerson, and Kenrick Ellis. Coples, in particular, has the coaching staff excited after spring practices.
Source: New York Daily News
Fri, Jun 15, 2012 09:14:00 AM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets DC Mike Pettine says he'll feature more 4-3 alignments in 2012.

"It just makes sense to use four true defensive linemen," Pettine said. It means No. 16 pick Quinton Coples could see even fewer snaps at outside linebacker than previously thought. Coples is expected to play primarily left end, but has also seen time at right end and tackle in Jets OTAs.
Source: ESPN New York
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 11:28:00 AM
Quinton Coples - LB - Jets

Jets signed No. 16 overall pick DE Quinton Coples to a four-year contract worth close to $9 million.

The contract is fully guaranteed and comes with a fifth option year. Coples boasted after his first rookie minicamp that he essentially had the Jets defensive playbook down pat. Coach Rex Ryan loved the athleticism that Coples flashed in practice. The former North Carolina star adds much-needed youth and a pass-rushing presence to a Jets defense lacking in both last season.
Source: Manish Mehta on Twitter
Thu, May 17, 2012 06:03:00 PM

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