Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
D-Icey Hopkins
Senior safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Macon, GA · Northeast HS
CFB Index 53 · #245 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Georgia State → Liberty for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2517 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2022.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Liberty in 2026.
D-Icey Hopkins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dell McGee and Jamey Chadwell. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against James Madison, Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Northeast
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Liberty
Played his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
2025Georgia State
2026Liberty
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #245 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #245 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 51 | 34 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 58 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bo Mascoe’s 2025 season.
86%match
Matches Bo on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Maurion Horn's sophomore season at Texas Tech (2024).
Matches Maurion on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like D-Icey Hopkins
Background
2026 (R-Sr.): Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third Team Pro Football Network CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third Team Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Georgia State Saw playing time in 25 games during the 2022-25 seasons Recorded 74 tackles (49 solo, 25 assisted), 3.0 tac...
The secondary · Liberty
- #13Jeremiah Vessel54 tackles · 2025
- D-Icey Hopkins51 tackles · 2025
- #3Ashton Whitner38 tackles · 2025
- #17Jayden Davis10 tackles · 2025
- #2Jiquavious Marshall5 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology