Tyrone Hopper

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Roswell

2021 – Graduate Student Year

Appeared in two games at outside linebacker before suffering a season-ending injury • Had two tackles in the season opener at Virginia Tech and also played against Georgia State • Entered the transfer portal in December.

2020 – Senior Year

Appeared in all 12 games and started 10 games at outside linebacker • Had 27 tackles, tied for team lead with seven hurries, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two breakups • Registered a sack and two tackles at Boston College • Had three hurries, a breakup and two tackles against Virginia Tech • Had five tackles and two hurries at FSU • Had a sack and four tackles at Duke • Had four tackles against Wake Forest • Came up with three stops against No. 2 Notre Dame.

2019 - Junior Year

Appeared in 12 games, starting one, along the defensive line and on special teams • Registered 16 tackles, three hurries and 1.5 sacks • Had a season-high five tackles against App State • Came up with one sack and three tackles at Wake Forest • Had two tackles against both Clemson and Mercer • Had a single tackle and a half TFL at Pitt • Registered three tackles against Temple in the Military Bowl.

2018 - Sophomore Year

Appeared in six games along the defensive line and on special teams • Tallied 10 tackles and a half TFL on the season • Posted six tackles and a half TFL against Georgia Tech • Recorded single-tackle games versus Miami, Virginia, Duke and Western Carolina.

2017 - Redshirt Freshman Year

Appeared in nine games at defensive end • Finished the season with eight tackles and a sack • Also forced a fumble, had one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup • Finished with three solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Georgia Tech • Redshirted in 2016.

Roswell High School

Ranked among the top 100 players in Georgia by ESPN.com • Considered the No. 39 outside linebacker in the country and No. 43 player in Georgia by Rivals.com • Rated the No. 3 linebacker in Georgia and the No. 15 linebacker in the South by Scout.com • Helped Roswell to a 14-1 record and the Georgia High School Athletic Association 6A state championship game • All Metro North Fulton County and first-team Region 5-6A • PrepStar All-Southeast Region • As a junior, he accumulated 113 tackles, four sacks, and 24 pass breakups • Played in the Georgia Junior-Sophomore Elite Classic • Coached by John Ford.

Personal

Son of Jeanette and Tyrone Hopper Sr. • Originally from Shelby, N.C. • Birthday is July 9.