Nashville (TN) Ensworth defensive back Justin Hopkins has narrowed his top list of schools down to 12 which includes the Indiana Hoosiers.
#AGTG‼️RECRUITMENT STILL 100% open. Blessed🙏🏾@EnsworthFB @BuckFitz @BallHawkU @Coach_Peavey @CoachDSanders pic.twitter.com/WQIZdwFjiP
— Justin “J-Hop” Hopkins (@JustinHopkins26) December 25, 2024
Watkins also included: Georgia Tech, Maryland, Iowa, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Duke, Missouri, Auburn and West Virginia.
The 6-foot-0, 170-pound four-star cornerback is the No. 9-ranked prospect in the state of Tennessee and No. 18 nationally at corner for the class of 2026, according to 247Sports Composite.
Hopkins finished the 2024 season with 42 catches for 705 yards and seven touchdowns at wide receiver. On defense, he had16 tackles, two tackles for loss, seven pass break-ups, two interceptions and a defensive touchdown.
Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti help guide the Hoosiers football program to their first ever College Football Playoff berth as one of the 12 teams in the newly expanded field.
Cignetti has been dominating the transfer portal and also been very active in the 2026 recruiting class with in state and national prospects.
J-Hop has no crystal ball prediction currently but Missouri and Tennessee are the current favorites
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All Region - Junior Season‼️
— Justin “J-Hop” Hopkins (@JustinHopkins26) December 15, 2024
- 42 Rec / 705 yrds / 7TDs / 0 Drps
- 16 Tackles / 2TFl / 7 PBU / 2 INT
- 90 KOR TD / 159 PRY / 11 Yrd Avg @EnsworthFB @Hasselbeck @tthasselbeck @CoachDSanders @Coach_Peavey @dbailey_18 @AIR_CORN23 @coach_n_johnson
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