2023: Started all 10 games he appeared in, posting a team-high 55 tackles (36 solo), six tackles for a loss, three sacks, six QB hurries and three passes defensed through 10 games before an injury sidelined him for the final two contests of the regular season…Earned second-team All-SEC honors from the coaches and was named one of five finalists for the Butkus Award, which honors the nation's most outstanding LB…Was tied for No. 2 on the team in sacks and was tied for No. 3 in tackles for a loss…Part of a defense that limited its opponents to just eight rushing TDs, good for No. 4 in the nation, and 20.8 points per game (No. 25)…Vs. Kansas State (Sept. 16): Registered eight tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, and two passes defensed on his way to being named the Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week…At Vanderbilt (Sept. 30): Posted six tackles (five solo), including a tackle for a loss, as the Tigers limited the Commodores to just 41 rushing yards on 20 carries (2.1 avg.)…Vs. LSU (Oct. 7): Was tied for the team lead with eight tackles (three solo), including a sack of QB Jayden Daniels early in the fourth quarter…At Georgia (Nov. 4): Led the team with a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo), including a 6-yard sack of QB Carson Beck early in the third quarter.
2022: Saw action in all 13 games with 12 starts and finished No. 2 on the team with a career-high 77 tackles (59 solo) and No. 1 on the team with a career-best 14 tackles for a loss…Added 2½ sacks, an interception, six QB hurries, five passes defensed and a forced fumble…Vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 1): Registered six tackles (all solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and his first collegiate interception when he picked off a QB Matthew Downing pass on third down early in the second quarter and returned it 15 yards to the Missouri 38…At Auburn (Sept. 24): Led the team with 10 tackles (eight solo), including a career-high three tackles for a loss and a sack…Vs. Georgia (Oct. 1): Recorded seven tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, along with a forced fumble and two passes defensed…At South Carolina (Oct. 29): Posted three tackles (all solo), highlighted by two tackles for a loss…Vs. Arkansas (Nov. 25): Paced the team with a season-high 11 tackles (nine solo), including two tackles for a loss.
2021: Saw action in all 13 games with four starts for the Gators, finishing with 65 tackles (34 solo), 10 tackles for a loss, 3½ sacks, two passes defensed and a forced fumble…Started the final four games of the season…At South Florida (Sept. 11): Posted six tackles (five solo)…Vs. Tennessee (Sept. 25): Registered seven tackles (all assisted), including a shared sack, and added a pass defensed…At LSU (Oct. 16): Recorded six tackles (four solo) and 1½ tackles for a loss…Vs. Samford (Nov. 13): Made his first collegiate start, finishing with two tackles (one solo), including a tackle for a loss…At Missouri (Nov. 20): Started and led the team with a career-high 12 tackles (career-best 11 solo), including two tackles for a loss.
2020: Played in 11 contests for the Gators in 2020, posting 15 tackles (five solo) and a tackle for a loss…Vs. Arkansas (Nov. 14): Posted a season-high four tackles (all assisted), including a shared sack…Vs. Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl, Dec. 30): Finished with three tackles (all solo).
2019: Appeared in four games as a true freshman, posting two tackles (one solo) and a shared tackle for a loss…Vs. Tennessee-Martin (Sept. 1): Recorded a shared tackle for a loss in his collegiate debut…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 2): Posted a solo tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Roswell (Ga.) High School, posted 74 tackles, five interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and was selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl…Helped lead his team to a 9-2 overall record as a senior…Attended Gaffney (S.C.) High School for his first two years before transferring to Roswell for his final two years…Started his career in high school at safety before moving to linebacker following his sophomore season…Registered 31 tackles and two INTs as a sophomore in 2016.
PERSONAL: Given name Ty'Ron Relik Hopper…Born in Shelby, N.C. …Nickname is "Hop"…Was teammates at Missouri with his cousin, DL Tyrone Hopper II…Has two other cousins that are currently playing college football, TE Tyneil Hopper (Michigan State) and S Tyjai Hopper (James Madison).
