Defensive line, Colorado (from App State, Tulane), 2022–26
Santana Hopper
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Shelby, NC
Santana Hopper plays defensive line for Colorado, after App State (2022–24) and Tulane (2025). Last time out, against Utah: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
19 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Utah, L 24–27
Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Texas Tech, 20262sacks, career hightwice; last vs. North Texas, 2025Team titles: American champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | App State | 97 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | App State | 97 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | App State | 97 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Tulane | 97 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Colorado | 97 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 265 |
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 Colorado 6 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Georgia Tech | W 14–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Weber State | W 52–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Northwestern | L 7–41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Baylor | L 13–23 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Utah | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Tulane 11 games, 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Northwestern | W 23–3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at South Alabama | W 33–31 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Duke | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Ole Miss | L 10–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Tulsa | W 31–14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Army | W 24–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 35–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Temple | W 37–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Charlotte | W 27–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. North Texas | W 34–21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | atOle Miss | L 10–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 App State 9 games, 30 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Clemson | L 20–66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at East Carolina | W 21–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs.South Alabama | L 14–48 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Marshall | L 37–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | L 24–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Georgia State | W 33–26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Old Dominion | W 28–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. James Madison | W 34–20 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Georgia Southern | L 20–29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 App State 13 games, 33 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 45–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at North Carolina | L 34–40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.East Carolina | W 43–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Wyoming | L 19–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atOld Dominion | L 21–28 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Southern Miss | W 48–38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Marshall | W 31–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atGeorgia State | W 42–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atJames Madison | W 26–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 55–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at Troy | L 23–49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | W 13–9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 App State 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.North Carolina | L 61–63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Robert Morris | W 42–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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