2017: Played in eight games, with two starts at defensive tackle ... finished the season with two tackles.

2016: Played in eight games on the defensive line for the Redbirds ... finished the season with three tackles.

2015: Saw action in eight games on the defensive line ... finished the season with two tackles.

2014: Redshirted.

Taylorville HS: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jeb Odam ... earned all-conference honors as a senior ... helped team to first playoff appearance in five years ... also earned all-state academic honors ... earned lineman of the year honors as a junior and a senior by teammates ... also earned all-conference and all-academic honors as a junior ... also competed in wrestling and track ... placed sixth in the state in wrestling as a senior.

Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1995, in Nashville, Tenn. ... son of Nialle Hooper and Kathy Fergin ... has three brothers, Matt, Grant and Anthony ... Grant is his twin brother ... his cousin, Tori Hooper, played volleyball at UC-Davis.