Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Richmond | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41vs No. 8 Washington | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 13 |
Tyneil Hopper
Tyneil Hopper: TE · Michigan State · #88.
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Tyneil Hopper
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 13 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD against Richmond — Week 2, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Michigan State in the news
- Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolving
The Detroit News Oct 27 - Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OC
- Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA game
Detroit Free Press Oct 24 - $10M donation to MSU athletics
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 2 | 51 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 24 | 283 | 11.8 | 3 | 51 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 45-14
vs Richmond
Teams and coaches
2020Boise State5-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced
2022Boise State10-4HC: Andy Avalos · Run-leaning
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Harlon Barnett · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 12.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
50.9%
380 pass / 367 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
2 catches in 2 games
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Michigan State SmithYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Michigan State BarnettYear 5 · 2 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalBoise State to Michigan State
- 2022 Boise State AvalosYear 4 · 8 games
- 2021 Boise State AvalosYear 3 · 7 games
- 2020 Boise State HarsinYear 2 · 2 games
- 2019 Boise State HarsinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school RoswellRoswell, GA · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 483 in the 2018 class. Signed with Boise State.Also from Roswell: Anthonie Knapp (Notre Dame), Synkwan Smith (Pittsburgh), Kobby Sakyi-Prah (South Carolina) and 7 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Boise State to Michigan State, Dec 5, 2022.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Boise State and Michigan State, 283 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
2018
- Signed with Boise StateThree-star, out of Roswell
2023
- Transferred to Michigan Statefrom Boise State
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019–2020
Boise State
2023era →
Harlon Barnett
Michigan State
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, Harlon Barnett and Jonathan Smith.