Elijah Hopkins

CB · #5 · Liberty · 5TH · 5'10" · 195 · Ocala, FL

Projected LCB starter

9 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

28 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Liberty	6	5	9	0	0	1	1	0
2025	Liberty	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Liberty	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Liberty	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Coastal Carolina	5	0

2026 Percentile vs CBs

Tackles per game 1.5 41

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Liberty 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 9.6% 70

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 68

Sack rate 6.8% 58

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	@ JMU	3
W2	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	3
W4	@ CCAR	1			1	1
W6	SHSU	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1502

Ben Rios OT · Central Catholic UTSA

#1502

James Reed III CB · Father Ryan ARST

#1511

Elijah Hopkins ATH · Vanguard CCAR

#1517 Malachi Clark DL · Roseville M-OH

#1518 Zack Miller OT · Orange Lutheran WSU

ATHs in the class

#108 Quincy Briggs Memphis Central

#109 Keenan McCaddy Moanalua BSU

#110

Elijah Hopkins Vanguard CCAR

#112 Jeremiah Flemmons East Hamilton

#112

Jordan Martin Lake Cormorant USM

2026 · 0th pctile of CBs

Recruit · 42th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.