*** Academic Honors Candidate ***

2014: Listed as a reserve at defensive end on the preseason depth chart.

2013: Redshirted. Was the team’s scout team offensive player of the week once.

HS: Graduated from Skyview HS in 2013. He was selected to the Associated Press 4A All-State team as a second team offensive lineman. He earned first team All-Greater St. Helens League 4A honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman as a senior in 2012. A two-way starter, he was coached at Skyview by former EWU assistant coach and defensive coordinator Steve Kizer. The Storm finished the season 7-3 overall and 4-1 in the GSHL, advancing to the playoffs where it lost to Newport 56-35. As a junior in 2011, he was named as a first team defensive lineman on the GSHLFootball.com preseason all-star team (all classifications). Lopez was a two-way starter for the Storm, which lost its first two games of the season before winning 11-straight to advance to the State 4A Championship Game. They lost to Skyline 38-7, but Lopez did register a sack in the loss. Skyview finished the year 11-3 and was 4-0 in league play. As a sophomore in 2010, Lopez intercepted a screen pass and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown in Skyview's 37-34 win over Union that clinched the GSHL 4A title. He helped the team finish 8-3 overall and 4-0 in the GSHL, and the Storm lost to Auburn 28-21 in the first round of the State 4A Playoffs. Lopez also competed in basketball and track and field. He had personal bests of 51-0 1/2 in the shot put as a senior, and 139-6 in the discus as a junior. As a junior in 2012, he was the GSHL 4A district shot put and discus champion and went on to compete in the State 4A Championships.

Personal: Undecided on his major, but has a 3.53 grade point average at Eastern and is considering majoring in civil engineering or mechanical engineering. Born 6/8/95 in Los Angeles, Calif. His parents are Vincent Lopez and Rosalinda Rendon.