Baron Hopson

Kennesaw State Owls · #44 · Linebacker · Senior

2025 season

TOT

138

2nd of 4696

SACK

0.5

tied 1106th of 4696

tied 123rd of 4696

Section

Overview

Next game

at Missouri St

Oct 14

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2022	JKST	33	18	15	0	3	1	0	0
2025	KENN	138	66	72	6	0.5	1	1	7
2026	KENN	20	6	14	0	0	0	0	0
Career		234	107	127	8	3.5	2	1	7

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2022	JKST	33	18	15	0	3	1	0	0
2025	KENN	138	66	72	6	0.5	1	1	7
2026	KENN	20	6	14	0	0	0	0	0
Career		234	107	127	8	3.5	2	1	7

Returning

Season	Team	ATT	YDS	TD	FC	LNG	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
2021	JKST	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

AST: Assist Tackles
ATT: Punt Returns; Kick Returns
AVG: Average Interception Yards
FC: Punt Return Fair Catches
FF: Fumbles Forced
FR: Fumbles Recovered
INT: Interceptions
KB: Kicks Blocked
LNG: Long Punt Return; Long Kick Return; Long Interception
PD: Passes Defended
SACK: Sacks
SOLO: Solo Tackles
TD: Interception Touchdowns; Punt Return Touchdowns; Kick Return Touchdowns
TOT: Total Tackles
YDS: Interception Yards; Punt Return Yards; Kick Return Yards

Bio

Team	Kennesaw State Owls
Position	Linebacker
Class	Senior
Height / weight	6' 1" / 222 lbs
Birthplace	Leesburg, GA
Jersey	#44
Status	Active

Career history

Kennesaw State Owls 2025–2026 · 2 seasons
Jackson State Tigers 2021–2022 · 2 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST
Season	20	6	14
Home	12	2	10
Away	8	4	4

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	126	63	63	0.5	1	0	0	1	7	7.0	0	7	6

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	28	17	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST
9/3	vs WES	W 47-0	1	0	1
9/12	vs GAST	L 31-17	11	2	9
9/26	@ ARST	L 17-14	8	4	4
Total			20	6	14

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
8/29	@ WAKE	L 10-9	11	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/6	@ IU	L 56-9	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/13	vs MRMK	W 27-13	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/20	vs ARST	W 28-21	14	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
9/27	vs MTSU	W 24-16	11	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/9	vs LT	W 35-7	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/21	@ FIU	W 45-26	12	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
10/28	vs UTEP	W 33-20	10	2	8	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/8	@ NMSU	W 24-21	8	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
11/15	@ JVST	L 35-26	10	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/22	vs MOST	W 41-34	8	3	5	0	0	0	1	7	7.0	0	7	0
11/29	@ LIB	W 48-42 2OT	16	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
12/5	@ JVST	W 19-15	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Conference USA Championship
12/19	vs WMU	L 41-6	12	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Total			138	66	72	0.5	1	0	1	7	7.0	0	7	6

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
12/3	vs SOU	W 43-24	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	-	-
SWAC Championship Game
Total			28	17	11	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
9/5	vs FAMU	W 7-6	-	-	-	-	0	2	0	0	-	0	-	-
Denny's Orange Blossom Classic
2021 total			0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.