Hayden Opitz

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
224
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Helena, Mont.
High School:
Capital HS

2025 (R-So.): Expected to plan an increased role on special teams and defense heading into his sophomore year.

2024 (R-Fr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Saw game action in 13 of UM’s 14 games, playing a majority of the reps on special teams… Logged two total tackles on the year… Picked up his first career tackle against Weber State.

2023 (Fr.): Was a redshirt and did not see game action.

High School: Helped lead the Bruins to the 2022 Montana State AA Championship with a 35-14 win over Bozeman in the final… An all-state performer in three different sports… As a senior was named first-team all-state at both tight end and inside linebacker, also earned first-team all-conference honors at both positions… Caught 33 passes for 491 yards and five touchdowns as a senior tight end while racking up 92 tackles (84 solo) with six TFLs in 12 games at linebacker… Also had three pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries… As a junior earned second-team all-state honors at tight end, and was a first-team all-state pick on the Bruins’ state AA champion basketball team… Averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds and made 52 percent of his shots from the field that season… Was also part of Capital's 400-meter relay team that took fourth at the Class AA state meet his junior year… Caught 31 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns in 2021… Posted 11 receptions for 113 yards as a sophomore in 2020… Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports…

Personal: Father Chad played for the Griz in the early 90’s and his parents are both alums… Carries a 4.0 GPA