DeAndre Hopkins

BIOGRAPHY

DeAndre Hopkins was born on June 6th, 1992 in Central, South Carolina. He is a wide receiver in the National Football League.

Hopkins attended D.W. Daniel High School where he played football, basketball and ran track. In football as a receiver, Hopkins recorded 57 receptions for 1,266 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and 28 interceptions, returning five for touchdowns on defense. He also returned 11 punts for 289 yards and three touchdowns, along with two kickoff returns for 119 yards and one score as a senior. He helped lead his team to a 37-4 record over his high school career. Hopkins was rated the 12th-best receiver in the nation and the state's eighth-best overall prospect by Rivals.com. In addition to football, Hopkins was a four-year starter for his school's basketball team. He was a three-time All-State choice who tallied more than 1,300 points, 400 rebounds, 600 assists, and 200 steals in his career. Hopkins committed to Clemson on Match 8th, 2009. 

Hopkins played all three years at Clemson from 2010 to 2012. He finished his freshman year as Clemson's leading receiver with 52 receptions for 637 yards and four touchdowns. In 2011 he helped lead his team to an ACC Championship. Hopkins totaled 206 receptions for more than 3,000 yards and 27 touchdowns while scoring 18 times in his final year at Clemson as a junior. He was named First Team All-ACC in 2012. On January 10th, 2013, Hopkins decided to forgo his senior season at Clemson and enter the NFL Draft.

DeAndre Hopkins was selected in the first round by the Houston Texans with the 27th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was the second wide receiver in franchise history to be drafted in the first round, the first being Andre Johnson who was selected third overall in 2003. It was also just the second time in 10 years that the Texans selected an offensive player in the first round. He was named to the 2013 PFWA All-Rookie team in 2013. Hopkins is now widely considered one of the top receivers in the league. Hopkins is known for his acrobatic catches and unbelievable body control. He is truly a matchup nightmare for defenses and cannot be guarded one on one. He has spent every season with the Houston Texans and has logged 528 receptions for more than 7,400 yards and 47 touchdowns. Hopkins is a three-time Pro Bowl selection, two-time First-Team All-Pro, and a Second-Team All-Pro. In 2017 he led the league in touchdown receptions with 13 touchdowns. In 2018, Hopkins helped lead his team to a playoff birth as the number 3 ranked AFC Team and recorded 115 catches for 1572 yards and 11 touchdowns for the season. In 2019, DeAndre Hopkins became the third-youngest player to reach 8,000 yards receiving in a career in NFL history. He accomplished this at 27 years, 143 days of age. Only Hall of Famer Randy Moss (26 years, 297 days) and Larry Fitzgerald (27 years, 110 days) were younger when they accomplished this feat.

On March 20, 2020, the Texans traded Hopkins and a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Arizona Cardinals for running back David Johnson, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 fourth-round pick. On September 8, 2020, Hopkins signed a two-year, $54.5 million contract extension with the Cardinals.

On September 13, 2020, Hopkins made his debut as a Cardinal against the San Francisco 49ers, recording a career-high 14 receptions for 151 yards in the 24–20 win. In Week 2 against the Washington Football Team, Hopkins caught eight passes for 68 yards and his first receiving touchdown as a Cardinal during the 30–15 win. In Week 3, he recorded ten receptions for 137 receiving yards in the 26–23 loss to the Detroit Lions. In Week 5 against the New York Jets, Hopkins recorded six catches for 131 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown reception, during the 30–10 win. In Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, Hopkins recorded 10 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown during the 37–34 overtime win. In Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills, Hopkins recorded seven receptions for 127 yards and the game-winning touchdown on a 43-yard Hail Mary pass thrown by Kyler Murray with one second left in the 32–30 win which would later be referred to as Hail Murray. Hopkins leaped over three defenders to catch the touchdown. Hopkins was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.

On November 19, Hopkins became the youngest player to reach 700 catches, a record that was held by his teammate, Larry Fitzgerald, during the 28–21 loss to Seattle. In Week 14 against the New York Giants, Hopkins recorded nine receptions for 136 yards during the 26–7 victory. In Week 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Hopkins recorded nine catches for 169 yards and a touchdown during the 33–26 win. In Week 17, against the Los Angeles Rams, Hopkins went over 10,000 receiving yards for his career. Overall, Hopkins finished the season with 115 receptions for 1,407 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. His 115 receptions set a new franchise mark for a single season, breaking Larry Fitzgerald's marks in 2015 and 2017.

Hopkins joined the Tennessee Titans in 2023.