Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highs
Tackles: 10, vs. Alabama A&M (11/12/2022)
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Bethune-Cookman (10/15/2022)
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Southern U. (12/03/2022)

As a Redshirt Junior (2024)
Played in four games for the Owls at linebacker and started in three … before injuries derailed his season, had 19 total tackles on the season … he had a season-high 13 total tackles against UTSA (Aug. 31) and one pass breakup against San Jose State (Sept. 14).  

As a Junior (2023)
Played in four games and received a redshirt ... ended the year with 24 tackles (11 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass break up and four quarterback hurries ... made his first start and KSU debut at Chattanooga (Sept. 9) ... tallied five tackles (three solo) ... registered seven tackles (one solo) against Furman (Sept. 16) ... recorded five tackles (all solo) with one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry at Charleston Southern (Sept. 30) ... led the team in tackles with seven total (two solo) against Tennessee State (Oct. 7) ... registered a team-high three quarterback hurries and posted 0.5 tackles for loss. 

At Jackson State 
Played in all 13 games as a sophomore in 2022 … had 51.0 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and one forced fumble … played in eight games as a freshman with 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry. 

High School 
Played for head coach Dean Fabrizio at Lee County High School … had over 160 career tackles including 11 tackles for loss and five blocked kicks as a senior … started on 2017 state championship team … was named Georgia 6AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.
 

Personal 
Son of Granger Hopson and CaMia Jackson … has two brothers, James and John, and one sister, Zoë … plans to major in civil engineering at Kennesaw State.