2021 Football Roster
Hopper, Tyneil

Jersey Number 88
Tyneil Hopper
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 242
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
- High School:
- Roswell HS
Bio
BOISE STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2022): Saw action in 13 games, making six starts…accumulated 108 yards on 13 receptions.
RS JUNIOR (2021): Appeared in all 12 games, making one start…led Bronco tight ends in yards receiving (132) and touchdowns (two)…hauled in a 23-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against UTEP (Sept. 10), the first of his career…at Colorado State (Oct. 30), had a 51-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter…longest by a Boise State tight end since 2001 (Jeb Putizer).
RS SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in all seven games, starting in each of the final four.
RS FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 13 games.
FRESHMAN (2018): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit according to Rivals...three-star recruit according to both ESPN and 247sports...rated No. 11 at his position nationally by ESPN, and the country’s 19th-rated tight end according to both Rivals and 247sports...senior year was named Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Region, in addition to garnering Georgia 7A All-State Honorable Mention and second-team All-Region 4-7A accolades...honors came following a season in which he caught 22 passes for 350 yards and a touchdown...junior year caught 18 passes for 214 yards and three scores...brother Tyrone is a linebacker for North Carolina.
RS SENIOR (2022): Saw action in 13 games, making six starts…accumulated 108 yards on 13 receptions.
RS JUNIOR (2021): Appeared in all 12 games, making one start…led Bronco tight ends in yards receiving (132) and touchdowns (two)…hauled in a 23-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against UTEP (Sept. 10), the first of his career…at Colorado State (Oct. 30), had a 51-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter…longest by a Boise State tight end since 2001 (Jeb Putizer).
RS SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in all seven games, starting in each of the final four.
RS FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 13 games.
FRESHMAN (2018): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit according to Rivals...three-star recruit according to both ESPN and 247sports...rated No. 11 at his position nationally by ESPN, and the country’s 19th-rated tight end according to both Rivals and 247sports...senior year was named Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Region, in addition to garnering Georgia 7A All-State Honorable Mention and second-team All-Region 4-7A accolades...honors came following a season in which he caught 22 passes for 350 yards and a touchdown...junior year caught 18 passes for 214 yards and three scores...brother Tyrone is a linebacker for North Carolina.
Making of the Front Porch of Idaho Helmet (2025)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Ben Ford Postgame Press Conference, vs. EWU (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
FB | Ty Benefield Postgame Press Conference, vs. EWU (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
FB | Spencer Danielson Postgame Press Conference, vs. EWU (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06