Tyjai Hopper holds the SS · Depth spot in Oregon State Beavers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tyjai Hopper is a safety from Alpharetta, Georgia, who transferred to Oregon State from James Madison. At Alpharetta High School, he earned First-Team All-Region 7-6A honors as a senior after recording 65 tackles, two interceptions, and 10 pass breakups. Over his high school career, Hopper accumulated 164 tackles with six interceptions and 25 pass breakups. He redshirted during his time at James Madison before joining the Beavers. In 2025, Hopper appeared in 10 games for Oregon State, tallying four total tackles including one each versus Fresno State, Sam Houston, Tulsa, and Washington State.

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