2015 Football Roster
Hopkins, Will
Jersey Number 60
Will Hopkins
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 278
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Bowie HS
Bio
OVERVIEW
2016 (JUNIOR)
- Elected to transfer out of the OSU program during the offseason
- Two career starts
- Graduated in June with a degree in finance from OSU’s Honors College
2016 (JUNIOR)
- Played in three games on special teams and at offensive tackle
- Co-founded a non-profit organization with several former OSU student-athletes “Believe in Better” designed to assist with the costs associated with participation in youth athletics believeinbetterinc.org/wordpress/join-the-team/
- Named Oregon State’s 2016-17 Male Student-Athlete of the Year
- Was vying for a starting spot at offensive tackle during fall camp until he came down with an illness
- Cleared to play in time for Game 7, vs. Colorado and was forced into that game by injury
- Started the next three games – the first of his career – at left tackle
- Played in four games starting two
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors
- Named to the Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Suffered a thumb injury in fall camp that left him playing with a club for the rest of the year
- Played in 10 games on the field goal and PAT teams
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team as a special teams player
- Redshirt
- Originally arrived for fall camp at Oregon State as a walkon
- Awarded a scholarship in September
- Suffered a foot injury early in fall camp sidelining him until the first bye week
- Recruited by the Beavers as a tight end but moved to offensive line upon his return from injury
- Originally planned to attend the Air Force Academy and attended the United States Air Force Academy Prep School in 2012
- Played defensive end and long snapper at Bowie
- Registered 78 tackles at defensive end as a senior including 11 tackles-for-loss
- Named All-Centex at defensive line
- Named all-district first team at defensive end
- Moved to offensive line and started all 11 games at right tackle in prep school
- Second team all-district at right tackle
- Born November 12, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga.
- Son of Bill and Julie Hopkins
- Enjoys camping, hunting, fishing and reading
- Earned academic all-state
- Five straight semesters as academic all-district
- Cadet candidate of the quarter
- Lists Julius Peppers as his favorite athlete
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