COLLEGE: 2011: Started all 14 games at defensive tackle ... Played over 760 snaps on defense and 47 on special teams. 2010: Picked up playing time in 13 games. His 485-pound front squat was tops among defensive linemen during off-season testing … Collected two sacks during the first scrimmage of the spring … Had a sack and a TFL in the final scrimmage … Added a tackle and a quarterback hurry during the Maroon-White game … Earned the Paul Torgersen Award as the top defensive newcomer of the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a defensive lineman for Coach Loren Johnson at Highland Springs High … Named first-team AAA all-state as a defensive lineman by the VHSCA and second-team all-state as an offensive guard … A three-time all-Metro selection by The Richmond Times-Dispatch … Earned Capital District Defensive Player of the Year honors … Earned first-team all-Metro honors as a sophomore, totaling 49 tackles, including eight tackles for loss … Was again an all-Metro selection his junior season. PERSONAL: Derrick A. Hopkins … Son of Gary and Jackie Hopkins … Brother of current Hokie Antoine Hopkins … Enrolled in university studies