BIOGRAPHY
Dustin Hopkins was born on October 1st, 1990, in Austin, Texas. He is a placekicker in the NFL.
During high school, Hopkins was the consensus top-rated kicker in the country coming out of high school. He was named two-time Texas 5A All-State selection and USA Today first-team All-American as a senior. Hopkins participated in the Under Armour All-America Game.
Hopkins played for the Florida State University football team from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman in 2009, Hopkins hit 19 of 27 field goals, or approximately 70%, over the course of 2009. On November 13, 2010, against Clemson, Florida State, who was trailing the entire game, made a comeback in the 4th quarter. With less than a minute left in regulation, tied at 13, Florida State marched down into Clemson territory, where, with 3 seconds left, Hopkins made a 55-yard field goal to win the game. In 2011, while playing against Wake Forest, Hopkins kicked his 109th point after try (PAT) in a row, breaking the previous FSU record. He would not miss a PAT until September 8, 2012, leaving him at 145 successful attempts, the sixth-longest streak in NCAA history. On November 18, 2012, Hopkins set the NCAA Division I FBS record for career points scored by a kicker at 442 points with a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter versus the Maryland Terrapins. Hopkins would finish the day with six more points upping the record to 448 points.
Hopkins was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (177th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2013, the Buffalo Bills signed Hopkins to a four-year contract.
Hopkins was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on December 17, 2014.
Dustin Hopkins has played for multiple teams throughout his NFL journey and is currently playing for the Washington Redskins in the NFL. On March 12, 2018, the Washington Football team signed Hopkins to a three-year contract extension.
In 2021 he signed a deal with the Los Angeles Chargers.
On August 28, 2023, the Chargers traded Hopkins to the Cleveland Browns for a 2025 seventh-round pick after he lost his starting job to Cameron Dicker. Hopkins took over for the Browns 124th pick in 2022, Cade York, who was waived following preseason struggles. Hopkins was named AFC Special Teams Player of the week on October 18, 2023, for kicking four field goals and an extra point in the Week 6 defeat of the San Francisco 49ers. On October 25, Hopkins was again named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after his performance in the teams win against the Indianapolis Colts. Hopkins was 4/4 on field goal attempts and 3/3 on extra point attempts. 3/4 of Hopkins's field goals were from 53+ with one being a new career long of 58 yards.
