July 11, 2016 NAME: Blake Copeland
NUMBER: #79
CLASS: Senior
POSITION: Offensive Tackle
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 281
HOMETOWN: Muscle Shoals, Ala.
HIGH SCHOOL: Muscle Shoals
MAJOR: Quantitative Economics
COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Keith Jones and Coach Ashley Ingram
I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Middle Tennessee and Troy
I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: The great opportunities to serve my country and get a world class education
FAVORITE MEAL: Chicken Tenders
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Rob Gronkowski
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: New England Patriots
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Play video games
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Naval Aviation
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Jesus Christ, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, my future great grandchildren.
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A doctor
ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Dubstep
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Las Vegas
MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Instagram
MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: I do not use twitter
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: Is this the place for me?
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The energy
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Alabama. Alabama is my home team and I believe to be the best you have to beat the best.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Exposure
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Selfless
MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: Don't eat the Katsu!
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Tago Smith
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Jarvis Polu
THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Tago Smith
THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Ted Colburn
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Seth White
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Will WorthTHE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Adam West
