9 C.J. Hopson |
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Entered spring practice first on depth chart at quarterback... adept at scrambling ... also possesses an accurate arm ... gained plenty of experience during first two seasons ... tied for 14th in Bison history with four career 100-yard rushing games.
2009 (Sophomore): Started team-high six games at quarterback, including four of final six contests of season ... named Patriot League Player of the Week after totaling season-high 189 rushing yards and one touchdown in upset of No. 13 Holy Cross in season finale ... only Bison to earn conference Player of the Week accolades ... 189 yards tied for 23rd on Bison single-game ledger ... led team in rushing with 633 yards on 135 attempts ... posted four 100-yard rushing performances (vs. Duquesne, Georgetown, Colgate, Holy Cross) ... scored five rushing touchdowns, including two against both Georgetown and Colgate ... completed 35 passes for 341 yards, ranking second on team in both categories ... completed season-high 13 passes for season-high 92 yards in loss at Penn ... season-high 43-yard pass to Justin Pulgrano at Colgate set up a go-ahead touchdown in third quarter ... earned team's Keating-Rieu Award as the outstanding player in the Colgate game ... twice named team's Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Colgate, Holy Cross).
2008 (Freshman): Played in last three games, starting final two ... led team to comeback overtime victory over Fordham in season finale ... found Justin Pulgrano on a nine-yard touchdown pass with four seconds remaining in regulation to tie score vs. Rams ... season-high second touchdown pass of game ... rushed 46 times for 148 yards ... 44 rushing attempts for 134 yards in his two starts ... tied for third on team with two rushing touchdowns ... completed 35 of 60 passes for 380 yards in his two starting assignments ... had a hand in five of Bucknell's six touchdowns over final two games of season ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 17 following Lehigh game ... 32 pass attempts vs. Lehigh were most by a Bison since 2002 ... first Bison freshman to start at quarterback since Marcello Trigg in 2006.
Patuxent High School: Competed in football and track ... football team captain and MVP as a senior, when he led the team to a 10-0 record and a conference championship ... county player of the year ... first team all-conference quarterback ... Second Team All-Met pick ... Washington Post All-Extra Player of the Year ... named Small School All-State First Team QB ... broke all of Patuxent's passing records ... as a junior was named first team all-county, second team all-conference and all-state and all-met honorable mention ... played for coach Steve Crounse ... also an all-conference high jumper.
Personal: Carl Jay Hopson Jr. ... born Jan. 1, 1990 in Port Charlotte, Fla. ... son of Jay and Nancy Hopson ... has one sister, Cari, and a brother, Austin ... major is undeclared.
Hopson's Career Rushing Statistics
Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Yds/G
2008 3/2 46 148 3.2 2 28 49.3
2009 9/6 135 633 4.7 5 52 70.3
Totals 12/8 181 781 4.3 7 52 65.1
Hopson's Career Passing Statistics
Year G/GS Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Lg.
2008 3/2 65 38 1 58.5 390 3 40
2009 9/6 94 35 5 37.2 341 0 43
Totals 12/8 159 73 6 45.9 731 3 43
