Running back, UConn, 2016–⁠17

Nate Hopkins

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
212 lb
Hometown
Flower Mound, TX

Nate Hopkins played running back at UConn (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

130rushing yards, career highvs. Holy Cross, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Holy Cross, 2017

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017UConn923433.7737

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016UConn11RB
2017UConn11RB6′1″212

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017UConn940.0528th (n=287)0.124.611%0.05

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 UConn 11 games, 343 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 27–⁠2020130337––
Sep 16atVirginiaL 18–⁠38103401715
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaL 38–⁠41732116––
Sep 30atSMUL 28–⁠491027110––
Oct 6vs.MemphisL 31–⁠70623111––
Oct 14atTempleW 28–⁠241505––
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠1421381716
Oct 28vs.MissouriL 12–⁠52512011––
Nov 11atUCFL 24–⁠491000––
Nov 18vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠392403––
Nov 25atCincinnatiL 21–⁠2293809––

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

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