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33  Andrew Hopewell
Andrew Hopewell

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Harrodsburg, Ky.

High School:
Danville

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 196

Position:
Tailback

Experience:
1L


Earned playing time last season as a freshman walk-on, a rare feat ... Played mostly on special teams ... Hopes to see more action as a running back in the coming year ... Has good speed and elusiveness and has impressed the coaches with his toughness and effort ... Younger brother of current Wildcat Daniel Hopewell ... Has played in 11 games.

2002 (Freshman): Played in 11 games as a freshman walk-on ... Ran the ball two times for 21 yards against Texas-El Paso, including a 15-yard scoring run ... That was the first touchdown by a true freshman walk-on at Kentucky since freshmen became eligible to play in the early 1970s ... Also had one kickoff return for 18 yards at Florida ... Most of his time came on kickoff coverage and he made five tackles ... Also recovered a Middle Tennessee fumble that set up a Wildcat field goal. High School: Second-team all-state as a senior at Danville High School.

Personal: Andrew Wheeler Hopewell was born 7-26-83 ... Son of David and Terri Hopewell ... David played football at Kentucky in the 1970s and also played one year with the Seattle Seahawks ... Major is undeclared.

Hopewell Career Statistics

Year Pos.     Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long KOR Yds. Avg. TD Long
2002 Tailback  2    21  10.5  1  15   1   18  18.0  0  18
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