Baron Hopson
Kennesaw State Owls
79
Solid

Baron Hopson

Kennesaw State OwlsRebuilding
MLBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Baron Hopson is the projected starter at MLB for Kennesaw State Owls.

Graduate student · #44 · 6'1", 222 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Kennesaw State Owls

  1. 14479Baron HopsonStarter
  2. 21655Alfred Thomas
  3. 32849Karson Moss

Kennesaw State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Tackling Machine

In 2025: 139 tackles, 10 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

2-Yr Total158 tackles · 0.5 sacksTeam Share11%Percentile97th
Leesburg, GA
Jersey
#44
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
222 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025139100.5
20241900

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 97th-percentile production (×0.82 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 97% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 14LMOSTTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-21

Oct 7LJXSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-26

Sep 26LARSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-14

Sep 12LGASTTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Sep 3WWESTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 47-0

Baron Hopson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
139 tkl · 10 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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