Player Dossier

2019-2024

UTEP

Dorian Hopkins

LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dorian Hopkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Tulsa • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Player Story

Dorian Hopkins built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 41, spending time with Tulsa and UTEP. The clearest part of Dorian Hopkins' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8367

Memphis University School · Memphis, TN

Committed To
Tulsa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Dorian Hopkins, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UTEP. Dorian Hopkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
183
TFL
15
Sacks
2
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Dorian Hopkins quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · LB
Career Tackles
183
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · UTEP
Top game
Middle Tennessee
Recruit profile
3-star · Memphis University School · Tulsa
High school pipeline
La Serna · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 41 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
87 tackles · LB 73rd (top 6%) · Conference USA 12th (top 3%) · National 100th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonTulsa11-0--036.7
2020 Regular SeasonTulsa4910--011.8
2021 PostseasonTulsa102-0--025
2021 Regular SeasonTulsa10243011025
2022 Regular SeasonTulsa51510--014.4
2023 Regular SeasonTulsa114521--023.1
2024 Regular SeasonUTEP118781-1069.7

Related Context

Dorian Hopkins played LB for Tulsa and UTEP. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dorian Hopkins recorded 183 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

UTEP paired 12 primary output with 42.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.4 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulsa, UTEP.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

42.4

Usage

10.5

Consistency

48.7

Best Game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 1. Southern Utah: 1. Liberty: 0. Colorado State: 2.5. Sam Houston: 0. Florida International: 2.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. Middle Tennessee: 4. Kennesaw State: 0. Tennessee: 0. New Mexico State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 16 by 60. Southern Utah: 9 by 47.5. Liberty: 9 by 37.5. Colorado State: 11 by 70.8. Sam Houston: 7 by 29.2. Florida International: 4 by 41.7. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 11 by 85.8. Kennesaw State: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 7 by 29.2. New Mexico State: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

85.8 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Sat 11/30@ New Mexico StateW 42-3571001
Sat 11/23@ TennesseeL 0-5670000
Sat 11/9vs Kennesaw StateW 43-3521000
Sat 11/2vs Middle Tennessee10+ tackles · Splash gameL 13-201142110
Wed 10/23@ Louisiana TechL 10-1441000
Thu 10/17vs Florida InternationalSplash gameW 30-21421.50010
Fri 10/4vs Sam HoustonL 21-4174000
Sat 9/21@ Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 17-271152.5000
Sat 9/14@ LibertyL 10-2893000
Sun 9/8vs Southern UtahL 24-2792100
Sat 8/31@ Nebraska10+ tacklesL 7-40166100

Player Story

Dorian Hopkins story

Dorian Hopkins built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 41, spending time with Tulsa and UTEP. The clearest part of Dorian Hopkins' career was his defensive production: 183 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dorian Hopkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulsa

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTulsa04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonTulsa111.92.21
2021 PostseasonTulsa515.83.54
2021 Regular SeasonTulsa515.83.50
2022 Regular SeasonTulsa114.53.4-4
2023 Regular SeasonTulsa319.84.32
2024 Regular SeasonUTEP1242.410.59

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 10 · L 13-20 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

95.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Colorado State

Week 4 · L 17-27

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Temple

Week 5 · W 48-26 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Florida International

Week 8 · W 30-21 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

68.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.

#5

@ SMU

Week 9 · L 10-69 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · UTEP

12 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage

69.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · Tulsa

36.7

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Tulsa

25

5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games