DeAndre Hopkins Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

DeAndre Hopkins
WR
, Kansas City Chiefs

Age: 32
Weight: 212 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Clemson

ADP: 104
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
55.3	373	3	32	0

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by Bill Riccette

· Nov 15 · 3:51 PM EST

KC WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 at Buffalo Bills

DeAndre Hopkins could still be getting his feet wet in the Chiefs' offense, but he was also facing a tough Broncos defense last week, hence the 4-56 line last week. He does have 17 targets through three games as a Chief. The Bills' secondary has been excellent this season and overall rank 12th in fantasy points per game allowed to wide receivers.

by Bill Riccette

· Nov 09 · 8:45 PM EST

KC WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 vs. Denver Broncos

Welcome to Kansas City, DeAndre Hopkins. Nuk and Patrick Mahomes connected twice for scores on Monday. He looks just about fully acclimated to the offense, which could spell bad news for the rest of the league. A fun matchup between Hopkins and Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain awaits on Sunday but the Broncos also have to account for Xavier Worthy and Travis Kelce. Hopkins is near a WR2 this week.

by Bill Riccette

· Nov 01 · 11:32 AM EDT

KC WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 9 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 9 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In DeAndre Hopkins' first game with the Chiefs, he caught two passes for 29 yards on three targets. He only played 22 snaps. It was expected he would limited until he gets the playbook down. Once he does, he should easily become the top target for Patrick Mahomes. He gets the Buccaneers this week, currently the league's 4th-worst pass defense in terms of passing yards allowed per game and bottom ten in EPA/pass. Hopkins is a deeper flex with some upside if he starts gelling with Mahomes.

by Bill Riccette

· Oct 27 · 5:33 PM EDT

KC WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 at Las Vegas Raiders

DeAndre Hopkins went from 1-5 to 6-0 thanks to his trade from the Titans to the Chiefs. It remains to be seen if he'll be limited in Week 8 depending on how acclimated he is to the offense. Even still, he'll be a top target this week for Patrick Mahomes with JuJu Smith-Schuster (hamstring) out. Hopkins is an intriguing flex option this week against the Raiders, though the Raiders have actually been one of the better passing defenses through eight weeks.

by Bill Riccette

· Oct 18 · 4:41 PM EDT

TEN WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 7 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 7 at Buffalo Bills

Over the last few weeks, DeAndre Hopkins has been more productive than Calvin Ridley. Hopkins' four catches in Week 6 are two more than Ridley has in his last three games combined. But between the tough matchup against the Bills and the constant struggles of quarterback Will Levis, Hopkins is a deeper flex play at best in Week 7.

by Bill Riccette

· Oct 12 · 11:55 PM EDT

TEN WR DeAndre Hopkins - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 vs. Indianapolis Colts

Following his 6-73-1 line in Week 3, Hopkins took a step back, in part due to the quarterback play in Week 4, with a 2-31 line. With a limited passing game and Calvin Ridley still on the other side, Hopkins' fantasy value is capped with a low ceiling. He's just inside our top 40 at the position for this week.

by Bill Riccette

· Jul 31 · 12:24 AM EDT

TEN WR DeAndre Hopkins - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

It's almost hard to believe DeAndre Hopkins is entering his 12th NFL season. Nuk isn't the explosive receiver he once was but he can still put up numbers. He caught 75 passes for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns. That was good for a WR25 finish. However, as our John Paulsen notes, Hopkins was around WR15 during the eight games in which Will Levis was the starter. Levis is now the full-time starter and the Titans could be throwing the ball more under new head coach Brian Callahan, a good sign for Hopkins.

Fantasy Downside

Of course, there is a new (and expensive) kid in town in Calvin Ridley, who will take targets away from Hopkins, who is entering his age-32 season. Will Hopkins' connection with Levis carry over from last season? Plenty of questions about the offense.

2024 Bottom Line

The offense has more upside with Callahan calling the shots and an improved offensive line to protect Levis. That should provide plenty of work for Hopkins, but with Ridley and Tyler Boyd in the mix, Hopkins should be viewed as a WR3 with WR2 upside.