Hinckley Ropati
Hinckley Ropati
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the BYU backfield. The receipt on tape: 83 rush yds, 13 rec yds against UCF, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 564 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 18–15
at SMU
32 rush yds (8 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dre'Lyn Washington’s 2022 season.
Matches Dre'Lyn on
Differs from Dre'Lyn on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cooper Wallace’s path through The Citadel.
Cooper Wallace
Calvin Turner
Asim Rose
Trey Ragas
Matches Cooper on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Armstead's junior season at San Diego State (2022).
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Differs from Jaylon on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#231
Heisman watch (#231) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+2300%
Up 2300% from first season to most-recent.