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2019 Football Roster

5 Tyriek Hopkins

  • Position Running back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • Highschool Lakewood (Florida)

Biography

Suffered an injury which curtailed his senior season in 2019 ... Stepped in as a starter after arriving at Fordham in 2018 when the backfield was beset with injuries... Led the Rams in rushing in 2018... A transfer from Florida where he saw action in six games as a sophomore... Named to the 2014-2015 All-Tampa Bay Elite Team as a senior in high school.

2019 (Senior Season)
• Appeared in two games at running back for the Rams in 2019.
• Carried one time for four yards.

2018 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in all eleven games at running back for the Rams in 2018, starting seven.
• Led team with 476 rushing yards on 106 carries with four touchdowns.
• Also had nine receptions for 71 yards.
• Rushed for a season-high 176 yards on 21 carries with one score against Bryant.
• Gained 117 yards on 16 rushes with one score at Lehigh.
• Carried 16 times for 57 yards and one touchdown vs. Georgetown.
• Picked up 43 yards on 20 carries and caught three passes for 15 yards at Holy Cross.
• Rushed for 34 yards on nine carries with one score in win over Bucknell.

Before Fordham
• A transfer from Florida where appeared in six games as a redshirt sophomore in 2017.
• Played football for head coach Cory Moore at Lakewood School in Lakewood, Florida.
• A 2014-2015 All-Tampa Bay Elite Team honoree (honorable mention at running back).
• Rushed for 863 yards on 127 carries with eight touchdowns as a senior at Lakewood High School.
• Also hauled in five passes for 42 yards.
• Ran for 193 yards on 34 attempts as a junior.

Personal
• Son of Crystal Ellis and Rodney Hopkins.
• An Economics major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2018Junior

    Running back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    25
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Running back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    5