DeAndreHopkins

News: 1 day agoHopkins brought in both targets for 64 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 41-17 win over the Browns on Sunday.

Spin: Hopkins has been much more of a short-area target over the last few seasons, but the veteran flashed his downfield chops on both his catches Sunday. Hopkins nearly had a touchdown on his first grab, which covered 41 yards early in the third quarter and was originally ruled a score before replay review revealed Hopkins hadn't broken the plane of the goal line. There was no ambiguity on his second and final reception of the night, a 23-yard scoring grab with just under five minutes remaining that closed out Baltimore's scoring on the day. Hopkins has taken half of his first four catches in a Ravens uniform for touchdowns, affording him some momentum heading into a Week 3 home matchup against the Lions on Monday night, Sept. 22.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Hopkins signed with the Ravens, which will be his fifth NFL team in 13 seasons. The future Hall of Famer was a featured target as recently as 2023 in Tennessee, but his usage dropped off drastically early last season (3.5 targets per game in six games with the Titans) and wasn't much better following a trade to Kansas City. He had one huge game (28.6 points in Week 9), but otherwise was a situational player, averaging 5.1 targets and 9.4 fantasy points per game in 13 outings with the team, including a very limited playoff role. Hopkins' days as a lineup lock are over and that's especially the case at 33-years-old in a run-friendly Baltimore offense that spreads the ball around quite a bit. Expect Hopkins to battle for No. 3 WR duties behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman. He's no more than a bench option.