Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images #88, Tyneil Hopper, Redshirt Junior, Tight End
Stats
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 246 lbs (+8)
High School: Roswell High School, Roswell, GA
How’d he get to the Blue™?
247Sports had Hopper rated as a three-star athlete, but Rival had him as a four-star TE. He turned down offers from Auburn (!!!), Alabama (double “!!!”), Illinois, Louisville, South Carolina (I’ll give that one “!”), and a bunch of high-profile schools with ‘interest’. He came to Boise State as part of that first year that featured the option of an ‘early signing period’ for players. Hopper, however, came on board on the date that used to be signing day, with two other players, OL Dallas Holliday and then-QB…
