Dylan Hopkins
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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(Maryville, Tennessee)
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- UAB (2018–2022)
- New Mexico (2023)
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Dylan Hopkins (born October 16, 1999) is a former American football quarterback. He previously played for the UAB Blazers and the New Mexico Lobos.
Early life and high school
Hopkins grew up in Lewisburg, West Virginia along with Maryville, Tennessee and attended Maryville High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2019/11/02/tennessee-vols-football-dylan-hopkins-uab-quarterback-maryville/4141896002/|title=What to know about UAB backup quarterback, Maryville graduate Dylan Hopkins|website=Knoxville News Sentinel|first=Will|last=Backus|date=November 2, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2023}} During high school, he helped the team win a state title in 2017 and was the runner-up for Mr. Football in Tennessee.{{cite web|url=https://golobos.com/roster/dylan-hopkins/|title=Dylan Hopkins|website=New Mexico Lobos|date=6 March 2023 }} He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at UAB over offers from Appalachian State, Austin Peay, Charlotte, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Georgia State, Mercer, Southern Miss,{{cite web|url=https://southernmiss.rivals.com/news/tennessee-qb-announces-southern-miss-offer|title=Tennessee QB announces Southern Miss offer|website=Southern Miss Rivals|first=Lanny|last=Mixon|date=March 28, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2023}} Temple, Tulane and Western Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/dylan-hopkins-83700/high-school-144967/|title=Dylan Hopkins, Maryville, Dual-Threat Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/dylan-hopkins-56349?view=cv|title=Dylan Hopkins, SENIOR Quarterback, New Mexico|website=Rivals.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}
College career
= UAB =
Hopkins received a redshirt during his true freshman season in 2018. During the 2019 season, he appeared in 10 games and finished the season with 563 passing yards and three touchdowns along with 217 rushing yards.{{cite web|url=https://uabsports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-hopkins/9240|title=Dylan Hopkins|website=UAB Blazers}} Hopkins did not play during the 2020 season. During the 2021 season, he appeared in all 13 games and started 10 of them. He finished the season having thrown for 2,274 yards and 18 touchdowns along with 19 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. During the 2022 season, Hopkins started in 11 games but missed two and a half of them due to an injury.{{cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/dylan-hopkins-wins-battle-for-starting-quarterback-job-at-uab|title=Dylan Hopkins wins battle for starting quarterback job at UAB|website=1819 News|first=Steve|last=Irvine|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2023}} He finished the season having thrown for 1,913 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions while completing 136 out of 215 passing attempts. On January 12, 2023, Hopkins announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/uab/2023/01/uab-quarterback-dylan-hopkins-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal.html|title=UAB quarterback Dylan Hopkins enters NCAA transfer portal|website=AL.com|first=Evan|last=Dudley|date=January 12, 2023|access-date=September 24, 2023}}
= New Mexico =
Hopkins transferred to play for the New Mexico Lobos and was named their starting quarterback.{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/unm-coach-danny-gonzales-confirms-the-expected-dylan-hopkins-is-no-1-at-qb-for/article_58779e42-2751-11ee-aa85-2f4bfc310eb2.html|title=UNM coach Danny Gonzales confirms the expected: Dylan Hopkins is No. 1 QB for Lobos|website=Albuquerque Journal|first=Sean|last=Reider|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=September 24, 2023}} He was named the MW Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2 after throwing 4 touchdown passes and completing 13 out of 17 passing attempts for 273 yards in a win against Tennessee Tech.{{cite web|url=https://www.krqe.com/sports/dylan-hopkins-is-the-mw-offensive-player-of-the-week/|title=Dylan Hopkins is the MW Offensive Player of the Week|website=KRQE|first=Van|last=Tate|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=September 24, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://uabsports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-hopkins/8586 UAB Blazers bio]
- [https://golobos.com/roster/dylan-hopkins/ New Mexico Lobos bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Tennessee
Category:People from Maryville, Tennessee
Category:Sportspeople from Blount County, Tennessee
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:UAB Blazers football players
Category:New Mexico Lobos football players