2025 SEASON: Played in all 17 games with a career-high two starts, seeing time on defense and special teams…Recorded a career-high 12 tackles (four solo), a tackle for a loss and two Next Gen Stat QB pressures on defense while adding a career-high 12 tackles and a forced fumble on special teams…Ranked tied for No. 3 on the team in special teams tackles…At Arizona (Oct. 19): Saw action on three defensive snaps, registering a tackle for a loss when he combined with DL Warren Brinson to stop RB Zonovan Knight for a 2-yard loss on a fourth-quarter run…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 23): Appeared on 18 defensive snaps, helping fill in for injured LB Quay Walker and posting a pair of tackles (one solo). Also tied for the team lead with two tackles on special teams…At Detroit (Nov. 27): In his first career start, posted three assisted tackles on 17 defensive snaps…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 7): Posted a team-high three tackles and a forced fumble on special teams, punching the ball out of DB Josh Blackwell's hands on a second-quarter kickoff return…At Minnesota (Jan. 4): Started and played all 67 defensive snaps (career high), recording a career-high five tackles (one solo) and two QB pressures…At Chicago (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Played seven snaps on defense, registering his first career INT when he picked off QB Caleb Williams at the Green Bay 2 on a fourth down in the third quarter and added 9 yards on the return. Became the first Green Bay LB to post an INT in a playoff game since Koonce (at San Francisco on Jan. 3, 1999). Also tied for the team lead with two tackles on special teams.
2024: Appeared in all 17 games and recorded two tackles (one solo) on defense…Ranked No. 4 on the team with seven special teams tackles…At Philadelphia (Sept. 6): Made his NFL debut, playing 14 snaps on special teams…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 29): Appeared on 14 special teams plays and recorded his first career tackle on special teams on kickoff coverage…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 13): Appeared on 15 special teams snaps, recording a team-high and career-best three special teams tackles on kickoff coverage. Became the first Green Bay rookie with three special teams tackles in a game since Jamerson at the N.Y. Jets (Dec. 23, 2018)…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 3): Played 13 snaps on special teams and registered a tackle on kickoff coverage…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Played seven snaps on defense and 13 on special teams, recording a tackle on kickoff coverage…At Seattle (Dec. 15): Played three snaps on defense and 15 on special teams, recording his first career tackle (solo) on defense late in the fourth quarter…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 5): Played 15 snaps on special teams, recording a tackle on kickoff coverage…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Appeared on 12 special teams snaps, recording a tackle on kickoff coverage.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 51 games with 26 starts during his five seasons in the Southeastern Conference (Florida, 2019-21; Missouri, 2022-23), posting 214 tackles (135 solo), 31½ tackles for a loss, 9½ sacks, 13 QB hurries, an INT, 10 passes defensed and two forced fumbles…Majored in education…2023: Started all 10 games he appeared in, posting a team-high 55 tackles (36 solo), six tackles for a loss, three sacks, six QB hurries and three passes defensed through 10 games before an injury sidelined him for the final two contests of the regular season…Earned second-team All-SEC honors from the coaches and was named one of five finalists for the Butkus Award, which honors the nation's most outstanding LB…Was tied for No. 2 on the team in sacks and was tied for No. 3 in tackles for a loss…Part of a defense that limited its opponents to just eight rushing TDs, good for No. 4 in the nation, and 20.8 points per game (No. 25)…Registered eight tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, and two passes defensed vs. Kansas State (Sept. 16), earning Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week honors…Was tied for the team lead with eight tackles (three solo), including a sack of QB Jayden Daniels early in the fourth quarter vs. LSU (Oct. 7)…Led the team with a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo) at Georgia (Nov. 4), including a 6-yard sack of QB Carson Beck…2022: Saw action in all 13 games with 12 starts, finishing No. 2 on the team with a career-high 77 tackles (59 solo) and No. 1 on the team with a career-best 14 tackles for a loss…Added 2½ sacks, an INT, six QB hurries, five passes defensed and a forced fumble…Registered six tackles (all solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and his first collegiate INT vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 1) when he picked off a QB Matthew Downing pass on third down early in the second quarter and returned it 15 yards to the Missouri 38…Led the team with 10 tackles (eight solo), including a career-high three tackles for a loss and a sack, at Auburn (Sept. 24)…Recorded seven tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, along with a forced fumble and two passes defensed vs. Georgia (Oct. 1)…Paced the team with a season-high 11 tackles (nine solo), including two tackles for a loss, vs. Arkansas (Nov. 25)…2021: Saw action in all 13 games with four starts, finishing with 65 tackles (34 solo), 10 tackles for a loss, 3½ sacks, two passes defensed and a forced fumble…Registered seven tackles (all assisted), including a shared sack, and added a pass defensed vs. Tennessee (Sept. 25)…Made his first collegiate start vs. Samford (Nov. 13), finishing with two tackles (one solo) and a tackle for a loss…Started and led the team with a career-high 12 tackles (career-best 11 solo), including two tackles for a loss, at Missouri (Nov. 20)…2020: Played in 11 contests, finishing with 15 tackles (five solo) and a tackle for a loss…Posted a season-high four tackles (all assisted), including a shared sack, vs. Arkansas (Nov. 14)…2019: Appeared in four games as a true freshman, posting two tackles (one solo) and a shared tackle for a loss.
PERSONAL: Given name Ty'Ron Relik Hopper…Born in Shelby, N.C. …Nickname is "Hop"…Was teammates at Missouri with his cousin, DL Tyrone Hopper II…His cousin, TE Tyneil Hopper, played at Michigan State and Boise State and another cousin, S Tyjai Hopper, played at James Madison before transferring to Oregon State in 2025…High school: As a senior at Roswell (Ga.) High School, posted 74 tackles, five INTs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and was selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl…Attended Gaffney (S.C.) High School for his first two years before transferring to Roswell for his final two years…Started his career in high school at safety before moving to linebacker following his sophomore season…Registered 31 tackles and two INTs as a sophomore in 2016...Community involvement: Visited students at the Wisconsin Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis., in October 2024…Participated in a toy drive for Toys for Tots and a shopping event for children from Big Brothers Big Sisters in November 2024.
