Cornerback, Liberty (from Coastal Carolina), 2022–26
Elijah Hopkins
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ocala, FL
Elijah Hopkins plays cornerback for Liberty, after Coastal Carolina (2022). Last time out, against Sam Houston: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
12 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Sam Houston, W 35–3
Next game: at Kennesaw State, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Liberty | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Liberty | 5 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Liberty | 5 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Liberty | 5 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Liberty | 5 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Liberty 5 games, 12 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at James Madison | L 13–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 24–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Coastal Carolina | W 34–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 2 | at Delaware | W 30–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Sam Houston | W 35–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Liberty 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Bowling Green | L 13–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs.James Madison | L 13–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UTEP | W 19–8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Liberty 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | atSam Houston | L 18–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Liberty 2 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Bowling Green | W 34–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atUTEP | W 42–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Coastal Carolina 3 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Gardner-Webb | W 31–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UL Monroe | W 28–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Old Dominion | L 21–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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