Packers third-round pick Ty’Ron Hopper is a four-down player with the potential to be an elite blitzer and excellent coverage player, Missouri assistant coach D.J. Smith said.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – University of Missouri linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator D.J. Smith has little doubt Green Bay Packers draft pick Ty’Ron Hopper is going to be a hit in the NFL.He was a sixth-round pick by the Packers in 2011 who started three games as a rookie and the first six games in 2012 before suffering a knee injury that ended his season and, ultimately, his time in Green Bay.
Hopper spent his first three seasons at Florida. In 2022, with Smith having risen to recruiting coordinator and co-defensive coordinator, Hopper joined the Tigers. In 13 games in his debut season, he had 78 tackles and a team-high 14 tackles for losses along with 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception and five passes defensed. In 10 games in 2023 , he had three sacks, six tackles for losses, 55 tackles and three pass deflections to earn second-team all-SEC.
The coach-to-player bias is understandable. However, according to Pro Football Focus, Hopper ranked sixth in the nation among all off-the-ball linebackers with 32 pressures in 2022.In 2023, Hopper had 17 pressures and his TFL count was cut in half. While Hopper’s big-play numbers fell in 2023, his missed-tackle count was up. According to PFF, his missed-tackle rates went from 11.4 percent in 2021 to 17.0 percent in 2022 to 22.7 percent in 2023, which was one of the worst marks in the nation.
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