Marquis Hopkins Class: Senior Hometown: Fayetteville, NC High School: 71st Height / Weight: 6-2 / 239 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 12/05/1978 Experience: 3VL

An All-ACC candidate in 2001 ... an experienced player with good speed ... will start at the Sam position … team leader … adapted to new system well in spring ... an explosive hitter who can drive back ball-carriers at the line of scrimmage ... a tough, hard-nosed competitor ... has played both inside and outside linebacker during his career ... has size and good footwork.

2000: The team's leading tackler ... started every contest at inside linebacker ... totaled 100 tackles, including 63 solo stops ... also credited with three tackles for loss (-5 yards) and four pass breakups ... was the team's leading tackler on six occasions and recorded double-digits in tackles in four outings ... recorded at least three tackles in every game ... recorded seven unassisted tackles against Appalachian State ... totaled three tackles against UNC ... was the Deacs' leading tackler at Clemson with a career-best 15 stops (seven solo and eight assisted) ... one of those was for a loss of two yards ... registered seven tackles against Virginia ... tallied a career-high two TFL against Vanderbilt and made four other tackles ... the Deacs' leading tackler at Georgia Tech, registering seven solo tackles and three assisted grabs ... had five tackles at Maryland ... led Wake with a game-high 12 tackles against Duke, including a tackle for loss and three pass deflections ... one of three Deacs with six tackles versus FSU ... second on the team in tackles with 11 at Navy ... led the team with eight stops against NC Sate.

1999: Saw action in every game ... starter the first two games in place of the injured Dustin Lyman ... tallied 18 hits on the year (10 solo), including three tackles for loss (for 22 yards) and two sacks ... netted three tackles on three different occasions ... proved to be a promising pass-rusher, collecting sacks versus Florida State and North Carolina ... was on the field for 40 snaps in the season opener at Army ... registered a tackle-for-loss at Virginia ... played well in the 23-3 win over Arizona State in the Jeep Aloha Bowl ... recorded five tackles including a sack against the Sun Devils.

1998: Appeared briefly in all 11 games as a linebacker … began the year as the backup to Mark Makovec outside … most action was a 10-play outing versus North Carolina … moved inside for three November dates and reached double figures in snaps in all three … all four tackles on the year came as an inside linebacker, with two each versus Florida State and Georgia Tech … also credited with two hits on special teams.

1997: Redshirted the season as a true freshman.

Background: Graduate of 71st High School where he was tutored by coach Greg Bryant … started there as a tight end in his junior season before switching solely to defense in 1996 and establishing himself as one of the area's top linebackers … named all-conference and all-region, and was chosen for the East-West All-Star contest … recorded 120 tackles as a senior, his third year as a first-string performer, including a single game high of 20 stops … also lettered three years as a basketball player at 71st … Wake Forest was the only school he visited officially in making his college choice ... a sociology major … born December 5, 1978 in Columbia, SC … son of Dorothy and Roosevelt Hopkins … has a ritual of sitting out on the 50 yard line for 20 minutes before every game.

Career Statistics
Year	GP	UT	AT	Total	Int	TFL	Sacks
1998	11	3	3	6	0	0/0	0/0
1999	12	10	8	18	0	3/-22	2/-18
2000	11	63	37	100	0	3/-5	0/0
Total	34	76	48	124	0	6/-27	2/-18


Most Tackles
15 at Clemson 9/16/00


Most Unassisted Tackles:
7, three times