Position change for UNC's defense

Posted Jul 21, 2017
UNC redshirt freshman Tyrone Hopper has moved to defensive end, a CarolinaBlue source confirms. The 6-4, 235-pound Georgia native came to UNC as a linebacker and played at linebacker during his redshirt season in Chapel Hill. Hopper played both linebacker and defensive end in high school and was the No. 69-ranked recruit in Georgia his senior year. (Carolina Blue)

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