Wesley Carl Hopkins (born September 26, 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former professional American football safety who played for the Philadelphia Eagles his entire 11-year National Football League career from 1983 through 1993. A walk-on for the Southern Methodist football team, he was first noticed after he made a vicious tackle on teammate and future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson during a team practice. Hopkins was named to the All-Conference selection in each of his last two seasons at SMU.