Tight end, Purdue, 2016–⁠19

Brycen Hopkins

Number
No. 89
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Mar 27, 1997

Brycen Hopkins played tight end at Purdue (2016–⁠19). The Los Angeles Rams took Hopkins in round 4, No. 136 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
830
Receiving yards, 2019 (Purdue, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 136
Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Maryland, 2019142receiving yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Indiana, 2019

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Purdue1018318.3451
2017Purdue2534914.0338
2018Purdue3458317.1274
2019Purdue6183013.6772
Career1301,94515.01674

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Purdue89TEFr.
2017Purdue89TESo.
2018Purdue89TEJr.
2019Purdue89TESr.6′5″245

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Purdue170.78––13.2–
2017Purdue350.4539th (n=507)0.5215.85%
2018Purdue460.8287th (n=497)0.5337.86%
2019Purdue870.7176th (n=499)0.5462.111%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Purdue 11 games, 61 catches, 830 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atNevadaL 31–⁠34684126
Sep 7vs.VanderbiltW 42–⁠24341220
Sep 14vs.TCUL 13–⁠34477038
Oct 5atPenn StateL 7–⁠351303
Oct 12vs.MarylandW 40–⁠1410140038
Oct 19atIowaL 20–⁠26551028
Oct 26vs.IllinoisL 6–⁠24545020
Nov 2vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠27897026
Nov 9atNorthwesternW 24–⁠22323010
Nov 23atWisconsinL 24–⁠458127237
Nov 30vs.IndianaL 41–⁠448142272
2018 Purdue 12 games, 34 catches, 583 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternL 27–⁠311707
Sep 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 19–⁠20332019
Sep 15vs.MissouriL 37–⁠405136174
Sep 22vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠13330020
Sep 29atNebraskaW 42–⁠285103151
Oct 13atIllinoisW 46–⁠7244028
Oct 20vs.Ohio StateW 49–⁠20337017
Oct 27atMichigan StateL 13–⁠23480030
Nov 3vs.IowaW 38–⁠36157057
Nov 10atMinnesotaL 10–⁠41325017
Nov 24atIndianaW 28–⁠2121307
Dec 28 ✦vs.AuburnL 14–⁠63219014
2017 Purdue 11 games, 25 catches, 349 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠35334122
Sep 8vs.OhioW 44–⁠21485138
Sep 16atMissouriW 35–⁠3222017
Sep 23vs.MichiganL 10–⁠28329116
Oct 7vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠171606
Oct 14atWisconsinL 9–⁠17248031
Oct 28vs.NebraskaL 24–⁠25123023
Nov 4vs.IllinoisW 29–⁠10353021
Nov 11atNorthwesternL 13–⁠231303
Nov 18atIowaW 24–⁠15321010
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠35225015
2016 Purdue 6 games, 10 catches, 183 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 24vs.NevadaW 24–⁠14151151
Oct 1atMarylandL 7–⁠50114014
Oct 15vs.IowaL 35–⁠49380237
Oct 22atNebraskaL 14–⁠27220011
Oct 29vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠62216011
Nov 5atMinnesotaL 31–⁠441212

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′3⅞″
Weight245 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.61 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Los Angeles Rams1190
2022Los Angeles Rams771090
2023Los Angeles Rams55780
NFL career13131960

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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