Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2022-2025Tulane
Santana Hopper
DL • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Shelby, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Santana Hopper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.8
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
20.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- App State • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Santana Hopper, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · App State. Santana Hopper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
App State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across App State, Tulane.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Tulane
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. Northwestern: 2. South Alabama: 0.5. Duke: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Tulsa: 5.5. Army: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Temple: 0. Charlotte: 0. North Texas: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 3 by 32.5. South Alabama: 3 by 17.5. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 6 by 75. Army: 4 by 16.7. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 0 by 0. Charlotte: 0 by 0. North Texas: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
75 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs North Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Charlotte | W 27-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Temple | W 37-13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 35-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Army | W 24-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ TulsaSplash game | W 31-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Duke | W 34-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ South Alabama | W 33-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Northwestern | W 23-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
App State
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Tulane
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 10 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 10 | 18.3 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 11.5 | 26.7 | 11.7 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 13 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulsa
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Primary metric
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#2
Georgia State
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#3
Old Dominion
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#4
James Madison
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#5
North Texas
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · App State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2024 Regular Season · App State
24.6
11.5 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Tulane
20.2
13 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8826
Shelby · Shelby, NC
- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
90
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.