Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

2022 [Freshman]: Played in one game for Mississippi State last season, a November 19 victory against East Tennessee State...off the field, named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Played for head coach Mitchell Harville at Horn Lake...helped the Eagles to a 5-5 overall record as a senior...as a senior, caught 30 passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns...also added 71 carries for 408 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground...on special teams, returned three kickoffs for 79 yards and four punts for 115 yards...finished with 1,550 all-purpose yards and was named to the Super 22 team...had a season-best four catches for 106 yards in a close loss to Hernando on October 22, 2021...also rushed nine times for 113 yards and four scores in a 42-7 victory against Lewisburg on September 24, 2021...selected to compete in the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, where he caught three passes for 23 yards...three-time first team all-state selection...rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and On3...was rated as the No. 13 player in Mississippi by On3, the No. 16 player in the state by Rivals and the No. 21 player in the state by ESPN and 247Sports...as a junior, played both quarterback and receiver...as a freshman, played on Horn Lake's 2018 Class 6A state championship team.

Personal: Son of Shantonia Perkins and Jarcoby Hopson...has four younger siblings - Jarcoby Jr. (16), Jadaun (15), Jakilen (12) and Zoey (7)...enjoys playing basketball in his spare time...studying human development and family science...nickname is "Jay"...born March 1, 2004.