Baron Hopson
Kennesaw State Owls · #44 · Linebacker · Senior
2025 season
TOT
138
2nd of 4619
SACK
0.5
tied 1070th of 4619
PD
6
tied 122nd of 4619
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | JKST | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KENN | 138 | 66 | 72 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 214 | 101 | 113 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | JKST | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KENN | 138 | 66 | 72 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 214 | 101 | 113 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Returning
| Season | Team | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JKST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- ATT
- Punt Returns; Kick Returns
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FC
- Punt Return Fair Catches
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Punt Return; Long Kick Return; Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns; Punt Return Touchdowns; Kick Return Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards; Punt Return Yards; Kick Return Yards
Bio
| Team | Kennesaw State Owls |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 1" / 222 lbs |
| Birthplace | Leesburg, GA |
| Jersey | #44 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Kennesaw State Owls 2025 · 1 season
- Jackson State Tigers 2021–2022 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 138 | 66 | 72 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 33 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29 | @ WAKE | L 10-9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | @ IU | L 56-9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs MRMK | W 27-13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | vs ARST | W 28-21 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9/27 | vs MTSU | W 24-16 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/9 | vs LT | W 35-7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/21 | @ FIU | W 45-26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10/28 | vs UTEP | W 33-20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/8 | @ NMSU | W 24-21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/15 | @ JVST | L 35-26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | vs MOST | W 41-34 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11/29 | @ LIB | W 48-42 2OT | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12/5 | @ JVST | W 19-15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA Championship | ||||||||||||||
| 12/19 | vs WMU | L 41-6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 138 | 66 | 72 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/3 | vs SOU | W 43-24 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| SWAC Championship Game | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5 | vs FAMU | W 7-6 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Denny's Orange Blossom Classic | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.