Chris Roper

SOPHOMORE (2024) Got into two games … Had nine carries on two carries in the season opener vs. Fordham … Also saw action at Merrimack. FIRST-YEAR (2023) Did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL Region 6-3A Player of the Year. … List of honors includes all-state 3A running back, first team All-Region and first team All-Region shortstop on the baseball diamond … Daily Tribune News Athlete of the Year, ran for 1,521 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 12.1 yards per carry and 126.8 yards per game … Scored school-record six TDs in one game with five on the ground and one receiving … Added 59 tackles, five sacks and one interception on defense. PERSONAL Full name is Christopher Kyle Roper … Born on Nov. 16, 2004 in Covington, Georgia … Son of Billy and Tamara Roper has two brothers … Father played baseball at Shorter and brother B.J. at Truett McConnell University … Weighing a history major … Interested in chess club … Once appeared on a billboard (ask him about it). COACH McCORKLE ON ROPER “He looks bigger than 180 or 190. He reminds me a little of Dom Pierre ’14. He’s a quiet, confident young man, a multi-sport guy and a coach’s son.”