Tyjai Hopper

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Year:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
Alpharetta

PRONOUNCED TY-jay

James Madison
• Did not play. Redshirted

ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL
• First-Team All-Region 7-6A as a senior
• Tallied 164 tackles with six interceptions and 25 pass breakups during his career
• Made 65 tackles with two interceptions, 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and four field goal blocks his senior season
• Second-Team All-Region 7-6A as a junior
• Collected 43 tackles with two interceptions and six pass breakups his junior year
• Posted 36 tackles with one interception and five pass breakups as a sophomore
• Totaled 20 tackles, an interception and four breakups his freshman season
• Helped lead Alpharetta to four postseason appearances, and reached the 2022 6A second round
• Also lettered in track and field and basketball

PERSONAL
• Son of Jeanette and Clifton Hopper
• Has three brothers, Tyrone, Tyneil and Ty’Ron
• His brother, Tyrone, played at North Carolina and Missouri and now coaches at Arkansas
• His brother, Tyneil, played at Boise State and finished his career at Michigan State
• His brother, Ty’Ron played at Florida and Missouri and signed with the Green Bay Packers
• Majoring in psychology