#41

Dorian Hopkins

Former linebacker at UTEP. 2024: 87 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · UTEP · Sr. · #41

6′0″ · 226 lb · Memphis, TN

CFB Index 74 · #93 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceUTEP 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1536 nationally · Signed with Tulsa

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLat Nebraska (FBS) · L 7-40

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UTEP. 2024: 87 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2019.
Transferred from Tulsa to UTEP in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at UTEP, 183 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Memphis University School

202411 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1536 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

2 coaches

2019–2023

Dana Dimel

UTEP

2024

Scotty Walden

UTEP

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Tulsa4-8HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced, fast tempo

2020Tulsa6-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Tulsa5-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced

2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy

2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #93 of 571?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#98 / 2892 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#218 / 2892 · 92nd pct

8.0

Solo tackles#566 / 2892 · 80th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

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

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	6.6	0.9	0.2	0.0
Road6g	9.0	0.6	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	10.4	0.9	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	0.6	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #93 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UTEP	87	29	8.0	1.0	1	2	--
2023	Tulsa	45	15	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2022	Tulsa	15	6	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Tulsa	26	15	3.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	Tulsa	9	6	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Tulsa	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		183	72	15.0	2.0	2	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 30–21

vs Florida International

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

With J. Jackson — 148 rush yds (26 car) · 1 TD · A. Jacklin — 34 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-40@ Nebraska	16	6	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Southern Utah	9	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-28@ Liberty	9	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 17-27@ Colorado State	11	5	2.5	0.0	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 6	L 21-41vs Sam Houston	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 30-21vs Florida International	4	2	1.5	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 10-14@ Louisiana Tech	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 13-20vs Middle Tennessee	11	4	2.0	1.0	1	0
Wk 11	W 43-35vs Kennesaw State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 0-56@ Tennessee	7	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 42-35@ New Mexico State	7	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		87	29	8.0	1.0	2	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology