Jacob Hopper (born 6 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney.

Hopper was born in New South Wales^[1] and grew up in the small Riverina town of Leeton.^[2] He began playing football at the age of four with the Leeton-Whitton Crows where his father coached. He joined Greater Western Sydney's academy program at the age of 13^[3] and regularly gained selection for NSW representative teams in the years that followed. He attended school at St Francis de Sales Regional College.^[4] At the age of 17, he began boarding at St Patrick's College, Ballarat^[5] while playing TAC Cup football for the North Ballarat Rebels.^[6]

He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the seventh overall selection in the 2015 national draft.^[7]

Hopper made his debut in round 8 of the 2016 AFL season, in a 91-point win against Gold Coast at Spotless Stadium. He was rewarded with a nomination for the 2016 AFL Rising Star,^[8] after he collected 32 disposals equaling the AFL record (since 1992) for most disposals made on debut (Brisbane Lion Bradd Dalziell's 32 in 2008 the previous highest). and nine clearances.^[9][10]

At the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season, Hopper requested a trade to Richmond.^[11] He was traded on 11 October.^[12]

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 23 2022^[13]

Notes

• Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy Player Of The Year: 2015
• 2016 AFL Rising Star: nominee
• Greater Western Sydney Giants Rising Star: 2016
• Brett Kirk Medal: 2019