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Roy Lopez

Defensive Tackle, Arizona Cardinals · #51.

Player facts

Team: Arizona Cardinals
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 51
Born: Aug 7, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Tempe, AZ, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 312 lbs
College: Arizona
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	20	8	12	1	0	0	0	3.5	5
Last 5 Games	20	8	12	1	0	0	0	3.5	0
Career	187	91	96	6	1	2	5	35.5	36

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs DET	L 45-21	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ NYG	L 36-24	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ SF	L 36-30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs SEA	L 31-7	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LAC	W 26-14	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Roy Jacob Lopez (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies before transferring to the Arizona Wildcats. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Roy Lopez (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

Lopez was ranked as a two–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. He committed to New Mexico State on August 23, 2016. Lopez injured his leg in the first week of the 2019 season and returned only briefly at the end of the season. He was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Arizona on July 19, 2020.