Senior linebacker for UL Monroe. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Macon, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1 TFL
Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Troy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UL Monroe. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Tyrese Hopkins
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Will Hall and Bryant Vincent. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Saint Francis — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (9th 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 · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #427 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UL Monroe | 41 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 29–0
3 SOLO · 4 TOT
Dominant 29-point win at home against Saint Francis.
With B. McReynolds — 113 rush yds (11 car) · M. Ryan — 48 AVG · 51 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-0vs Saint Francis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-73@ Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · UL Monroe
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #127
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keenan Pili’s 2024 season.
Matches Keenan on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Reese's junior season at Duke (2022).
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