Player Dossier

2024-2025

James Madison

Tyjai Hopper

DB • 6'1" • 192 lbs • Alpharetta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tyjai Hopper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
James Madison • Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston

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.

Tyjai Hopper, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Oregon State. Tyjai Hopper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Oregon State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Tulsa: 0. Washington State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=4
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Sam Houston

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Washington State

Result
Sat 11/29@ Washington StateL 8-3210000
Sat 11/15@ TulsaL 14-3111000
Sun 11/9vs Sam HoustonL 17-2110000
Sat 9/6vs Fresno StateL 27-3610000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    James Madison

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison0
2025 Regular SeasonOregon State04.20.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Sam Houston

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.8 takeover score.

#2

Fresno State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#3

Washington State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#4

Tulsa

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Oregon State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8652

Alpharetta · Alpharetta, GA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

4

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 4 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyjai Hopper quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
4