AndrewHopewell

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 Long2002 Tailback  2    21  10.5  1  15   1   18  18.0  0  18