#18
Kent State · 2026

Hunter Hopperton

FBSenior6' 2", 255 lbsStreetsboro, OH
Kent State Golden Flashes3-6 · TDC #135
Snap share
15%
5 of 8 started · likely 11–32%
Receptions
15
468th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
86
863rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.7
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.14
26 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

26 plays · +3.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.14
Passing+0.21
Rushing-0.04
1st down-0.10
2nd down+0.57
3rd down+0.22
Standard downs+0.14
Passing downs+0.15
HoppertonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays8%
Run plays3%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down8%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs5%
HoppertonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries6—
Success rate66.7%—
Explosive run rate0.0%—
Stuffed at the line33.3%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share9.6%—
Catch rate78.9%—
Success rate per target36.8%—
Yards per target4.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Hopperton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
19
15 caught (79%)
Avg. depth of target
4.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.2
31 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
49
of 80 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted18 targets charted

79% comp4.9 avg. depth2.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (17%), 1 caught (33%), 5 yds, 1.7 per target333% · 5yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (39%), 7 caught (100%), 41 yds, 5.9 per target7100% · 41yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Kent State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Hopperton’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
1
1 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
5.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.0
9 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
5
of 14 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted1 targets charted

63% comp5.0 avg. depth9.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (100%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farKent State#135 · 3-6815%158619.6%
2025Kent State#129 · 5-748%53806.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Hunter Hopperton's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Hunter Hopperton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 5.7 vs Wofford (Week 2)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@South CarolinaL 0–57—·····3124.005
2WoffordW 36–155.7·····4164.006
3@Ohio StateL 3–59—320.702·····
4Ball StateW 26–13—122.002·····
5OhioL 10–13—111.00122412.0013
6@Western MichiganL 7–38—no stats recorded
7@South FloridaL 2–29—111.0012147.008
8AkronW 35–20—122.002273.515
9@Sacramento StateL 10–31—·····2136.5012
2026 · 8 games5.7781.10215865.7113

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries7—
Yards81122nd / 1519
Yards / carry1.1—
Touchdowns0—
Long2—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions15468th / 2089
Yards86863rd / 2074
Yards / catch5.7—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long13—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · South Carolina—48~8 (2–16)317%
Wk 2 · Wofford✓ FB72~13 (3–25)418%
Wk 3 · Ohio State—55~10 (2–19)418%
Wk 4 · Ball State✓ FB66~11 (3–21)117%
Wk 5 · Ohio✓ FB65~11 (3–21)417%
Wk 7 · South Florida—68~13 (3–25)419%
Wk 8 · Akron✓ FB59~9 (2–17)315%
Wk 9 · Sacramento State✓ FB62~8 (2–16)313%
Season5 GS56383 (61–181)2615%

Position Room

10 RBs on the Kent State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
Brandon WhiteRB782683.4014-0.24
0Mason KingRBSR522023.916-0.06
5Jakorion CaffeyRBSO38992.617-0.30
25Donovan Delaney Jr.RBSR11201.801-0.23
18Hunter HoppertonFBSR781.1015+0.14
33Ayden HarrisRBSO5142.80—-0.20
20Marques HicksRBJR——————
24Jackson FarleyRBFR——————
26Dylan ArmentroutRBSO——————
29Cade RomaniniRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Kent State depth chart →