Tight end, Nebraska, 2014–⁠17

Tyler Hoppes

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
245 lb
Hometown
Lincoln, NE

Tyler Hoppes played tight end at Nebraska (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Penn State, 2017105receiving yards, career highat Purdue, 2017

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nebraska3437711.1335

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Nebraska88TE
2015Nebraska88TE
2016Nebraska88TE
2017Nebraska88TE6′4″245

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
2017Nebraska510.3724th (n=507)0.5218.76%

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

2017 Nebraska 12 games, 34 catches, 377 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 43–⁠36340019
Sep 9atOregonL 35–⁠42237035
Sep 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠21217011
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 27–⁠1721609
Sep 29atIllinoisW 28–⁠6227121
Oct 7vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠381000
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠5621409
Oct 28atPurdueW 25–⁠245105129
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠311808
Nov 11atMinnesotaL 21–⁠54433114
Nov 18atPenn StateL 44–⁠56643016
Nov 24vs.IowaL 14–⁠56437018

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

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