Collyn Hopkins Season 2021

Entering 2021 season

Dual-threat kicker/punter who joined the Aztecs for the 2021 spring campaign ... Enters the fall season third on the depth chart at both punter and kickoffs.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in Bradley, Ill. ... In 2019 was named the team’s special teams player of the year while earning the Boilmaker Award ... Was ranked a 5-star punter and kicker ... Was a three-time scholar-athlete and was a member of the National Honor Society ... A two-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports ... Rated as the 13th-best kicker in the 2021 class by 247sports ... Also played soccer for the Boilmakers.

PERSONAL
Collyn Patrick Hopkins was born April 6, 2003, in Kankakee, ill. ... Son of Roger Hopkins and Maryann Michaels ... Picked the Aztecs over offers from Boston College, Kansas, Ohio, Butler, Central Arkansas, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Eastern Illinois, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Valparaiso (according to 247sports) ... Is majoring in mechanical engineering ... Plays the saxophone and guitar in his spare time.