Sophomore defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Alpharetta, GA · Alpharetta
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 1081 nationally · Signed with James Madison
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Oregon State's 2025 roster.
Tyjai Hopper
He got to Oregon State by way of James Madison. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Washington State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 27-36vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-31@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 8-32@ Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oregon State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
PRONOUNCED TY-jay 2025 • Played in 10 games • Totaled four tackles, with one apiece versus Fresno State, Sam Houston, Tulsa and Washington State james madison • Did not play. Redshirted ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL • First-Team All-Region 7-6A as a senior • Tallied 164 tackles with six interceptions an...
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