Ty'Ron Hopper: LB · Missouri · #8.
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Ty'Ron Hopper
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-SEC in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Georgia — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs South Dakota | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-19vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs No. 15 Kansas State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Memphis | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 39-49vs No. 23 LSU | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21@ No. 24 Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-12vs South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 36-7vs No. 14 Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 36 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups55 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
43.8%
374 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #141 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida and Missouri, 197 tackles — drafted at #91 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Mullen and Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 3rd NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 3rd NFL season
