University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

LOPER NOTES
164 career tackles (6.0 TFL) ... six INT's for 86 yards and one TD ... seven PBU's ... three-time Academic All-RMAC ... two-time first-team All-RMAC ... 2012 preseason All-American ... 2012 co-captain ... in preseason 2012 fall testing, squatted 409 lbs.  and a top vertical of 30.5

AS A JUNIOR (2011)
Repeated as first-team All-RMAC selection ... also first-team Academic All-RMAC for a second straight year ... 76 tackles (42 solo) with three INT's and three PBU's ... second on the team in total tackles and first in solo stops ... also had 2.5 TFL and a forced fumble ... season-high 13 tackles (eight solo) in playoff game ... brought pack a pick 15 yards in win at Fort Lewis ... also had picks vs. CSU-Pueblo and W. New Mexico ... five games with eight or nine tackles ... seven solo stops in opener at Wayne State

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
First-team All-RMAC ... second-team All-Central Region ... first-team Academic All-District and All-RMAC ...starting free safety ... missed the opener vs. Wayne State due to injury ... second on the team in tackles at 76 (41 solo) ... team-high three INT's ... returned them for 71 yards and one TD ... three pass breakups, two QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... four tackles as a member of the punt cover team ... three games with 10 or more tackles ... season-high 11 stops in win at CSU-Pueblo ... a week before at Chadron, made seven tackles (1.0 TFL) and had two INT's for 38 yards ... sealed the win by returning his second pick 38 yards for a TD ... also had a 33-yard INT return vs. Mesa ... nine tackles in season-finale at Colorado Mines

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009)
Reserve outside linebacker (strong safety)  ... second-team Academic All-RMAC .... missed some time due to injury ... 12 tackles (five solo) before setback ... two TFL (1.5 sacks) ... one pass breakup and one fumble recovery ... second on the team in special team tackles with nine (all on kick offs)

AS A FRESHMAN (2008)
Took a redshirt year

HIGH SCHOOL
Member of football, basketball and track teams... in football, all-state at defensive back ... also all-district and all-heartland

PERSONAL
Son of Jerry & Kathy