Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#18
Hunter Hopperton
Senior fullback on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Streetsboro, OH · Streetsboro HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The story
4 fullback on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Rhode Island in 2022.
- Transferred from Rhode Island to Kent State in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
TE recruit
No. 2723 nationally · Signed with Rhode Island
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileHunter Hopperton
Rhode Island to Kent State — the move that set up everything since.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2022
- Signed with Rhode Island2-star out of Streetsboro
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
4 rec · 16 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Fullback · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (R-Junior) NFF Hampshire Honor Society CSC Academic All-Region Academic All-MAC Played in 11 games with 5 receptions for 38 yards Averaged 7.6 yards per catch Had a long catch of 14 yards at Ball State 2024 (R-Sophomore) Did not play in the 2024 season Prior to Kent State Previously played f...
The backfield · Kent State
- #20Marques Hicks18 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Donovan Delaney Jr.15 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Ayden Harris15 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jakorion Caffey6 rushing yards · 2025
- #18Hunter Hopperton2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology