Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
20/203rd/4th & short
8/48Inside-5 share
20 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 8 of the team's 48 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.
Last confirmed: Army, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Charlotte, NC
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: QB · Army · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. He has spent three seasons in the Army quarterback room. A game that shows it: 170 passing yards and 132 rushing yards against Tulane — Week 6, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Army in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs Rice | 3/8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 49.6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-24@ No. 7 Michigan | 2/4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 | 24.2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-42vs Tulane | 9/24 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 47.5 | Season-high 170 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 8-17@ Western Kentucky | 5/12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 57.6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ Georgia State | 6/10 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 47.8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-34vs San José State | 2/3 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 42.9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-17@ Air Force | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-7vs Massachusetts | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-6vs VMI | 4/7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-52@ Hawai'i | 1/3 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-31@ No. 23 Navy | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | — | |
| Total | 33/77 | 577 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 | — |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2019
L 33-42
vs Tulane
170 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.5 · 132 rush yds (24 car) · 2 TD
With Z. Harding — 45.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long · C. Harrison — 5 rec · 103 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · VMI · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +5.87Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 63 yds for a TD (Zach Potter PAT MISSED) ARMY Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass ( Yards) declined
- Week 9 · San José State · 3rd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +4.90Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Camden Harrison for 31 yds for a TD, (Cole Talley KICK)
- Week 2 · Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −4.24Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass intercepted Lavert Hill return for 20 yds to the Mich 22
- Week 12 · VMI · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −4.16Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass intercepted for a Warren Dabney return for a loss of 5 yards to the VMI 24 for a VMI Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the VMI 37 for a
- Week 14 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.03Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Artice Hobbs IV for 69 yds to the Hawa 6 for a
- Week 8 · Georgia State · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.49Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Camden Harrison for 16 yds to the GeoSt 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Artice Hobbs IV for 31 yds to the WKent 28 for a
- Week 6 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.21Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 43 yds to the Tulan 32 for a
- Week 1 · Rice · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.20Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Kell Walker for 17 yds for a TD, (Cole Talley KICK)
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.09Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Artice Hobbs IV for 34 yds to the Mich 29 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
77 of 77 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
4.36176 of 205 QBsSack rate
4.9%69 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (69 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (176 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds36%of completions
12 comp6.2 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds39%of completions
13 comp15.2 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds24%of completions
8 comp37.6 yds avg1 TD
Overall 42.9% completion on 77 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 37.6 yds.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 26-13 over that span.
2017Army10-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2018Army11-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2019Army5-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 64.4 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 49.6 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 84.2 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 34.3 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
14.5%
125 pass / 739 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Starter
139 carries and 77 pass attempts in 11 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Army
- 2019 Army MonkenYear 4 · 11 games
- 2018 Army MonkenYear 3 · 12 games
- 2017 Army MonkenYear 2 · 7 games
- 2016 Army MonkenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Army, 1,679 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.