Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 22.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Santana Hopper built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Shelby, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with App State and Tulane. The clearest part of Santana Hopper's career was his...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Santana Hopper, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane. Santana Hopper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Santana Hopper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · DL
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shelby · App State
- High school pipeline
- Shelby · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 265th (top 25%) · American Athletic 176th (top 28%) · National 1,728th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 31 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 9 | 30 | 7.5 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 11 | 24 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 53.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Santana Hopper played DL for App State and Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Santana Hopper recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Tulane paired 17 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.7 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 7.5 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
1.5
Efficiency
22.7
Usage
7.4
Consistency
30.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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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: 7.5. Army: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Temple: 1. Charlotte: 1. North Texas: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 10. Charlotte: 0 by 10. 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.
Wins1.8 · Games = 9 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.3 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
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 NorthwesternSplash game | W 23-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Santana Hopper story
Santana Hopper built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Shelby, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with App State and Tulane. The clearest part of Santana Hopper's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Santana Hopper's 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
App State
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Tulane
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 13 | 20.6 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 20.6 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 11.5 | 26.7 | 9.3 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 17 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 17 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 104 Tulsa
Week 5 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 7.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 9 · W 33-26 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 13 · W 34-20 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Tulane
17 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
53.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Tulane
53.8
17 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · App State
48.9
11.5 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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