![]() Lopez in 2021 | |||||||||||
No. 98 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | August 7, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Mesquite (Gilbert, Arizona) | ||||||||||
College: | New Mexico State (2016–2019) Arizona (2020) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 195 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Roy Jacob Lopez [1] (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico State before transferring to Arizona and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. [2]
Lopez was ranked as a two–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. [3] He committed to New Mexico State on August 23, 2016. [4] 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. [5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 304 lb (138 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 5.16 s | 1.81 s | 2.96 s | 4.51 s | 7.39 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 36 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] [7] [8] |
Lopez was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round with the 195th pick of the 2021 NFL draft on May 1, 2021. [9] On May 12, 2021, Lopez officially signed with the Texans. [10] During a November 7, 2021, game against the Miami Dolphins, he sacked quarterback Jacoby Brissett and later recovered a fumble forced by teammate Kamu Grugier-Hill. [11] They were the first sack and first takeaway of his professional career. [12]
On August 29, 2023, Lopez was waived/injured by the Texans. [13]
On September 23, 2023, Lopez was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals, and promoted to the active roster three days later. [14] [15]
On March 11, 2025, Lopez was signed to the Detroit Lions.
Lopez is of Mexican-American descent. His mother and several other members of his family are police officers. [16]