Fullback, Kent State (from Rhode Island), 2022–⁠26

Hunter Hopperton

Number
No. 18
Height
6′2″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Streetsboro, OH

Hunter Hopperton plays fullback for Kent State, after Rhode Island (2022). Last time out, at South Florida: 2 catches, 14 yards.

2026 so far

11 catches, 66 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 14 yards at South Florida, L 2–⁠29

Next game: vs. Akron, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 12@SC
  2. 16WOF
  3. 24OHIO
  4. 14@USF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Kent State5387.6014
2026Kent State11666.0013
Career161046.5014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Rhode Island18FBRS
2024Kent State18FBSo.
2025Kent State18FBJr.
2026Kent State18FBSr.6′2″255

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Kent State80.01––0.1–
2026Kent State190.04––0.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Kent State 6 games, 11 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠5731205–
Sep 12vs.WoffordW 36–⁠1541606–
Sep 19atOhio StateL 3–⁠59––––2
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 26–⁠13––––2
Oct 3vs.OhioL 10–⁠132240131
Oct 17atSouth FloridaL 2–⁠29214081
2025 Kent State 4 games, 5 catches, 38 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.MerrimackW 21–⁠17111011–
Sep 13vs.BuffaloL 28–⁠31211010–
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 10–⁠661202–
Nov 5atBall StateL 13–⁠17114014–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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