Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#10
Daeden Hopkins
Sophomore edge rusher for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Hermann, MO · Hermann
Returning to Missouri for 2026
The numbers
1.5
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 edge rusher for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2025.
Daeden Hopkins
Second year in the Missouri defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks against Kansas, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Hermann
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 10-5 over that span.
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (95th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.8 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Background
2025: Played in four games as a true freshman … Carded seven total tackles (three solo) … Logged 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sacks. Louisiana: Carded a stop in the win over the Ragin’ Cajuns. Mississippi State: Set a career best with six tackles (three solo), as well as a tackle for loss (-2 yards) and half...
The defensive line · Missouri
- #19Darris Smith6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Mark Hensley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Sterling Webb4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Marquis Gracial2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Daeden Hopkins1 tackle for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology