Tight end, Michigan State (from Boise State), 2018–⁠24

Tyneil Hopper

Lettered 2023–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 88
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Roswell, GA

Tyneil Hopper played tight end at Boise State (2018–⁠22) and Michigan State (2023–⁠24).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Boise State2199.5011
2021Boise State713218.9251
2022Boise State131088.3030
2023Michigan State22412.0113
Career2428311.8351

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Boise State88TEYr 1
2020Boise State88TEYr 2
2021Boise State88TEYr 3
2022Boise State88TEYr 4
2023Michigan State88TEYr 5
2024Michigan State88TESr. (Yr 6)6′3″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
2020Boise State20.64––1.3–
2021Boise State91.21––10.9–
2022Boise State110.50––5.5–
2023Michigan State22.09––4.2–

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

2023 Michigan State 2 games, 2 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠14113113
Sep 16vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠41111011
2022 Boise State 8 games, 13 catches, 108 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17vs.UT MartinW 30–⁠7227018
Sep 23atUTEPL 10–⁠27111011
Sep 30vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠132805
Oct 22atAir ForceW 19–⁠14316010
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠101303
Nov 5vs.BYUL 28–⁠312905
Nov 12atNevadaW 41–⁠3130030
Nov 19atWyomingW 20–⁠171404
2021 Boise State 7 games, 7 catches, 132 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atUCFL 31–⁠361606
Sep 10vs.UTEPW 54–⁠13123123
Oct 2vs.NevadaL 31–⁠41111011
Oct 9atBYUW 26–⁠171606
Oct 16vs.Air ForceL 17–⁠24111011
Oct 30atColorado StateW 28–⁠19151151
Nov 6atFresno StateW 40–⁠14124024
2020 Boise State 2 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 21atHawai’iW 40–⁠321808
Dec 12atWyomingW 17–⁠9111011

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

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