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Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
202
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Henderson, Texas
High School:
West Rusk

Awards and Honors
Jim Doran Award Winner - Team's Outstanding Performer On Special Teams (2011)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2009, 2010, 2011)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F09, S10, F10, S11, F11, S12)
Scholar Athlete (2011, 2012)

2012
Played in all 13 games, starting the Liberty Bowl vs. Tulsa … finished season with 15 tackles … made season high five tackles vs. Golden Hurricane in Liberty Bowl … in 47 career games, had 56 tackles and a pair of fumbles forced and recovered.

2011
Earned Iowa State’s Jim Doran Award as the Cyclones’ outstanding performer on special teams … played in all 13 games … finished the season with 14 tackles … led the Cyclones in special teams tackles with 13 and was Iowa State’s top tackler on opposition punt returns with six … recorded three tackles at Connecticut … also forced a fumble against the Huskies … recovered a fumbled punt against Texas A&M … posted two tackles against Baylor, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State.

2010
Played in 11 games, making two starts … finished season with 19 tackles and a forced fumble … had career-high nine tackles against Kansas State, one for a loss … made four tackles at Oklahoma.

2009
Saw action in last eight games of the season ... finished campaign with eight tackles.

High School
Three-year starter at quarterback and linebacker ... first-team all-district linebacker and second-team all-district quarterback in 2008 ... first-team all-district in 2009 ... led team to 9-1 mark in 2006 ... coached by John Frazier ... earned three letters in baseball and track and two letters in powerlifting.

Personal
Born May 29, 1989 in Tyler, Texas. ... son of Travis and Gina Hopson and Matthew Morton ... interdisciplinary graduate studies major.