Tyrone Hopper II

Position:
Defensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 241
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Roswell / North Carolina

2022 (Graduate Student): Appeared in 11 games this season ... finished the regular season totalling five tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss.

Prior to Mizzou: Spent five years at North Carolina … appeared in two games in 2021 before suffering a season-ending injury and entering the transfer portal … played in all 12 games with 10 starts as a senior in 2020 … had 27 tackles, tied for team lead with seven hurries, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two breakups … Appeared in 12 games in 2019, starting one, along the defensive line and registered 16 tackles, three hurries and 1.5 sacks … In 2018, played six games along the defensive line and on special teams with 10 tackles and a half TFL on the season … appeared in nine games at defensive end in 2018 … finished the season with eight tackles and a sack

High School: Ranked among the top 100 players in Georgia by ESPN.com … Considered the No. 39 outside linebacker in the country and No. 43 player in Georgia by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 3 linebacker in Georgia and the No. 15 linebacker in the South by Scout.com … Helped Roswell to a 14-1 record and the Georgia High School Athletic Association 6A state championship game … All Metro North Fulton County and first-team Region 5-6A … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … As a junior, he accumulated 113 tackles, four sacks, and 24 pass breakups … Played in the Georgia Junior-Sophomore Elite Classic … Coached by John Ford.

Personal: Son of Jeanette and Tyrone Hopper, Sr.