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98 Derrick Hopkins
  • Position
  • Class
  • Height
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Defensive Tackle
  • Junior
  • 6' 0"
  • 305 lbs.
  • Highland Springs
  • Highland Springs, Va.
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TacklesSacksPass DefenseFumblesBlocked
SeasonGPGSSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsIntBUPDQBHRcvFFKick
20101306391.5-71.5-70002100
201114142625515.0-263.0-1901112110
Career27143228606.5-334.5-2601114210

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Interception ReturnsFumble Returns
SeasonGPGSNo.YDSAvgTDLongNo.YDSAvgTDLong
2010130000.000100.000
20111414000.000100.000
Career2714000.000200.000

2011: Started all 14 games at defensive tackle ... Played over 760 snaps on defense and 47 on special teams ... Had 51 tackles, including five tackles for loss and three sacks, along with 12 quarterback hurries ... Also has a breakup, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble on the season ... Had five tackles, including a team-high four solo and a forced fumble against Appalachian State ... Had three tackles, three QB hurries and a sack for eight lost yards at ECU ... Picked up four tackles, a tackle for loss and three QB hurries in the win over Arkansas State ... Recorded two assisted tackles at Marshall ... Recorded a sack for nine lost yards and two solo tackles against Clemson ... Was in on a TFL and four total stops in the win over Miami ... Registered three solo stops and two hurries at Wake Forest ... Had a sack and three total tackles along with a hurry against BC ... Picked up two tackles at Duke ... Had a big game at Georgia Tech, tallying nine tackles ... Recovered a key fumble in the first quarter against UNC and finished with six tackles ... Posted five stops, all solo, a breakup and a hurry at Virginia ... Tallied two tackles and two QB hurries in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson.

2010: Picked up playing time in 13 games … Had nine tackles, including 1.5 sacks, and a pair of QB hurries … Saw his first collegiate action with seven plays against Boise State … Played 25 downs in the ECU game and posted a sack and two tackles … Worked 19 snaps against BC … Had a tackle and two QB hurries during 14 plays at NC State … Got 19 snaps on defense against Central Michigan …Picked up a tackle against Wake Forest … Was in on 16 plays in the Duke game with a tackle … Played briefly against Georgia Tech … Picked up a tackle in the UNC game … Recovered a fumble on his first play against Miami and made two tackles … Shared a sack against Virginia … His 485-pound front squat was tops among defensive linemen during off-season testing … Collected two sacks during the first scrimmage of the spring … Had a sack and a TFL in the final scrimmage … Added a tackle and a quarterback hurry during the Maroon-White game … Earned the Paul Torgersen Award as the top defensive newcomer of the spring.

High School: Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region Team as a defensive lineman for Coach Loren Johnson at Highland Springs High … Rated the No. 12 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked the No. 53 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 17 player in the state by Scout.com … Ranked the No. 27 player in the state by Rivals … Listed as the No. 105 defensive tackle in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. … Ranked as the No. 21 player on the Virginia 37 bySuperPrep … A member of the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Team … Named first-team AAA all-state as a defensive lineman by the VHSCA and second-team all-state as an offensive guard … A three-time all-Metro selection by The Richmond Times-Dispatch … Was in on 59 tackles as a senior, including 13 for loss … Had nine sacks, 13 quarterback hurries, forced three fumbles and recovered three fumbles … Also had an interception and scored a defensive touchdown to earn Capital District Defensive Player of the Year honors … Earned first-team all-Metro honors as a sophomore, totaling 49 tackles, including eight tackles for loss … Was again an all-Metro selection his junior season, totaling 12 tackles for loss, including five sacks … Had two interceptions as a junior.

Personal: Derrick A. Hopkins … Born 12/16/91 … Son of Gary and Jackie Hopkins … Brother of current Hokie Antoine Hopkins … Enrolled in university studies.