Is Santana Hopper starting?
Santana Hopper is the projected starter at DT for Colorado Buffaloes.
Santana Hopper is the projected starting DT on a Solid Colorado — 84 OVR.
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- 19784Santana HopperStarter
- 28861Samu Taumanupepe
- 34959Quency Wiggins
What's Next
The Story
The Edge Threat
A 3-star recruit out of Shelby, ranked #522 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 25 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 91th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).
- Jersey
- #97
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 265 lbs
- Transfer
- Tulane
Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 25 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8826
- National Rank
- #522
- High School
- Shelby
- Hometown
- Shelby, NC
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated defense; 91th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 84.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 12WWEBTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 52-21
Sep 4WGTTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 14-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | WWEB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WGT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Santana Hopper's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.