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DeAndre Hopkins — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 3.94 points per game in 2025, usage worth 3.9.

33 years old · 13 seasons of experience · 2013 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Baltimore Ravens returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing hc, oc. Lamar Jackson at quarterback, Jesse Minter as head coach, Declan Doyle calling it. The offense projects to 30 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 28.1 rushes.

In: Ja'Kobi Lane (wr4), Elijah Sarratt (wr5), Cornelius Johnson (wr7), Adam Randall (rb3), Ali Rasheen (rb4), Durham Smythe (te2). Out: Devin Duvernay (wr3), Tylan Wallace (wr5), Keaton Mitchell (rb3), Rasheen Ali (rb4), Isaiah Likely (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Zay Flowers24%
Mark Andrews14.5%
Rashod Bateman11.1%
Justice Hill8.7%
Ja'Kobi Lane8.4%
Elijah Sarratt7.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Derrick Henry is aging, but until proven otherwise, will continue to be the Ravens workhorse back. Zay Flowers had his 5th year option picked up & his long term future in Baltimore MAY hinge on his 2026 season. he has shown flashes of being a true WR1, and Baltimore hasn't brought in direct competition with him, but imagine if he doesn't establish himself this year that Ravens will address WR more adequately. Rookie WRS Lane & Sarratt. have a large opportunity to take a substantial role in this offense. Bateman and Walker by no means are locked in as WR2 and WR3.

Key additions: G John Simpson (3/$30M), TE Durham Smythe (depth), QB Tyler Huntley (Back up to Lamar), WR Ja'Kobi Lane (3rd round from USC), WR Elijah Sarratt (4th Round Indiana), TE Matthew Hibner TE (5th round SMU)

Key departures: Biggest departure is HC John Harbaugh being fired at the end of the 2025 season. C Tyler Linderbaum left to Raiders. Isaiah Likely (TE) signed 3 year deal with NY. Lost RB Keaton Mitchell to the Chargers.

Notes: Lamar expected to completely bounce back. Derrick Henry is the unicorn who never ages apparently (fall off coming but production still here as of now). Ravens draft Adam Randall RB in 5th round. Justice Hill will still operate as 3rd down back. Henry main back. Isaiah Likely left to Giants in free agency. Andrews signs extension. Durham Smythe TE & Matthew Hibner TE also drafted. Andrews should be TE1 but unsure what production will look like. Ravens picked up Flowers franchise tag and he is under contract through 2027. Lane could be a rookie breakout, opportunity is 100% there.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Lamar Jackson returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (24.8 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30 att/g; New OC Declan Doyle — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jesse Minter.

Offensive environment: BAL rates 25.7 against a league average of 23, 2.7 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-0.3 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+4.7 · easier
Weeks 12–17+1.3 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+3.9 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20212Christian Kirk+2.7

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -48% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-crash. The base rate that applies: after a -25% crash, WRs recover only 15% of the time (keep falling 85%).

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Robert Woods20242.771%+13.5%
Hunter Renfrow20233.564%-46.5%
Kendrick Bourne20245.462%+36%
Kalif Raymond20244.761%-12.4%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling20246.560%-42.7%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 91% across the series, peaking at 8,997.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Height6′1″
Weight214 lb
40-yard dash4.57s
Vertical36″
Broad jump115″
Shuttle4.5s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game11.3
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate10.4%
Bust rate25.4%
Games missed per season0.5
Injury historyHamstring, Knee
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.12

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · BAL · 17 games

His best game was Week 2 against CLE — 14.4 PPR on 2 targets and a 7.1% target share, in a game that finished 41-17. His worst was Week 18 against PIT at 0, on 2 targets, final score 24-26. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 14 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.9; in the 10 decided by more, 3.9. Game state made no difference to his scoring.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.9 points per game. He scored 3.94, 0.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1BUF40-4111.52235110.5%35%
2CLE41-1714.4226417.1%18%
3DET30-382.3121307.1%25%
4KC20-37001003.3%33%
5HOU10-446.62246010%26%
6LA3-1742420012.5%33%
8CHI30-162.4111404.5%37%
9MIA28-6001004.3%32%
10MIN27-193.62416014.3%27%
11CLE23-162.11411016%69%
12NYJ23-103.32313015%54%
13CIN14-324.52325010%38%
14PIT22-27001003%16%
15CIN24-04.2113208.3%32%
16NE24-288.14541025%36%
17GB41-24001005%25%
18PIT24-260020011.8%25%

Production

Receptions22
Targets39
Receiving yards330
Touchdowns2
Points per game3.94
Yards per target8.46
Catch rate56.41%

Role

Snap share33%
Target share9.86%
Air-yards share15.3%
WOPR0.255
RACR0.803

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.2
Yards after catch per reception3
Yards before catch per reception12
Total YAC65
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted90.8
Receiving EPA per game0.56

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share5.6%
End-zone target share10.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.8
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.8

Who else ate

The offense threw it 422 times. He took 9.58% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Zay Flowers28.99%
Mark Andrews17.2%
DeAndre Hopkins 9.58%
Rashod Bateman9.34%
Isaiah Likely8.85%
Justice Hill6.63%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Lamar Jackson13314.158.0610.44%
Cooper Rush265.31111.25%
Tyler Huntley221.274.75%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 17 games were blowouts, 44.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.24 in those and 3.94 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · TEN · 16 games

His best game was Week 9 against TB — 28.6 PPR on 9 targets and a 21.4% target share, in a game that finished 30-24. His worst was Week 7 against BUF at 0.8, on 1 targets, final score 10-34. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.5; in the 6 decided by more, 7.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.2 points per game. He scored 9.19, 3.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 4.59 expected, a gap of 1.4.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI17-241.811803.7%27%
2NYJ17-241.912907.4%44%
3GB14-3019.36773120.6%46%
4MIA31-125.12431022.2%32%
6IND17-209.44654022.2%71%
7BUF10-340.811-202.6%60%
8LV27-204.9232908.6%32%
9TB30-2428.68986221.4%60%
10DEN16-149.64556012.5%65%
11BUF21-305.93429012.9%47%
12CAR30-2714.55635116.7%45%
13LV19-17134990020%59%
14LAC19-1713.24932125%55%
15CLE21-78.65636015.8%45%
16HOU27-197.7443709.8%49%
17PIT29-102.7247010.5%47%

Production

Receptions56
Targets80
Receiving yards610
Touchdowns5
Points per game9.19
Yards per target7.63
Catch rate70%

Role

Snap share49%
Target share14.49%
Air-yards share23.64%
WOPR0.383
RACR0.704

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.4
Yards after catch per reception2.6
Yards before catch per reception8
Total YAC108
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted113.5
Receiving EPA per game1.2

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share11.2%
End-zone target share29.4%
Expected receiving TDs4.59
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck1.41

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game46 of 51
Yards per target35 of 51
Target share50 of 51
Air-yards share42 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 530 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Calvin Ridley23.72%
Chigoziem Okonkwo13.83%
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine11.86%
Tyler Boyd11.26%
Tony Pollard11.26%
Josh Whyle7.31%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Will Levis9499.847.8815.67%
Mason Rudolph7318.347.2312.99%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 16 games were blowouts, 5.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.87 in those and 10.46 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · TEN · 17 games

His best game was Week 8 against ATL — 34.8 PPR on 6 targets and a 23.1% target share, in a game that finished 28-23. His worst was Week 6 against BAL at 3, on 5 targets, final score 16-24. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 14.1; in the 5 decided by more, 10.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.8 points per game. He scored 13.15, 5% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NO15-1613.571365039.4%78%
2LAC27-2484540020.8%60%
3CLE3-277.83748029.2%73%
4CIN27-310.34663023.1%53%
5IND16-2322811140032.4%83%
6BAL16-2431520025%87%
8ATL28-2334.846128323.1%63%
9PIT16-2010.541160029.7%69%
10TB6-205.73927023.1%79%
11JAX14-3415.94559129.4%63%
12CAR17-107.93549018.5%57%
13IND28-3118.951275136.4%76%
14MIA28-2725.4712124133.3%63%
15HOU16-194.12921034.6%78%
16SEA17-2042420016%82%
17HOU3-2614.27772028%85%
18JAX28-2017.671046138.5%78%

Production

Receptions75
Targets137
Receiving yards1,057
Carries2
Rushing yards9
Touchdowns7
Points per game13.15
Yards per target7.72
Catch rate54.74%
Yards per carry4.5

Role

Snap share72.18%
Target share28.26%
Air-yards share41.16%
WOPR0.711
RACR0.634

Efficiency

Average depth of target14.1
Yards after catch per reception3
Yards before catch per reception11.1
Total YAC223
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted78.6
Receiving EPA per game1.13
Rushing EPA per game0.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets18
Red-zone target share37.5%
End-zone target share52.2%
Red-zone carry share3.6%
Expected receiving TDs4.24
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck-0.24
Expected rushing TDs0.17

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game28 of 51
Yards per target34 of 51
Target share12 of 51
Air-yards share5 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 494 times. He took 28.78% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

DeAndre Hopkins 28.78%
Chigoziem Okonkwo16.18%
Tyjae Spears14.71%
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine9.45%
Derrick Henry7.56%
Chris Moore7.35%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Ryan Tannehill96811.167.5628.04%
Will Levis86915.47.8728.51%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 21.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.05 in those and 14.14 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · ARI · 9 games

His best game was Week 8 against MIN — 33.9 PPR on 13 targets and a 30.2% target share, in a game that finished 26-34. His worst was Week 16 against TB at 1.4, on 10 targets, final score 16-19. Across 9 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.6; in the 5 decided by more, 15.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.2 points per game. He scored 16.86, 7.5% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
7NO42-3420.31014103048.3%92%
8MIN26-3433.91213159130.2%100%
9SEA21-3113.64536115.2%94%
10LA27-1719.8101498040%94%
11SF10-3818.191291028.6%69%
12LAC24-2518.74687122.2%74%
14NE13-2712.971179026.8%85%
15DEN15-241371160031.4%92%
16TB16-191.41104023.8%93%

Production

Receptions64
Targets96
Receiving yards717
Touchdowns3
Points per game16.86
Yards per target7.47
Catch rate66.67%

Role

Snap share88.11%
Target share29.61%
Air-yards share40.89%
WOPR0.729
RACR0.8

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.2
Yards after catch per reception2.6
Yards before catch per reception8.6
Total YAC165
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted86.2
Receiving EPA per game0.75

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share9%
End-zone target share10%
Expected receiving TDs1.11
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.11

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game9 of 51
Yards per target35 of 51
Target share4 of 51
Air-yards share3 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 663 times. He took 15.14% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Marquise Brown16.88%
DeAndre Hopkins 15.14%
Zach Ertz10.88%
Greg Dortch10.09%
James Conner9.15%
Rondale Moore8.83%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Kyler Murray43821.6310.1328.98%
Colt McCoy44815.956.8331.7%
Trace McSorley1101.40.423.8%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 9 games were blowouts, 11.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.1 in those and 18.58 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · ARI · 10 games

His best game was Week 1 against TEN — 26.3 PPR on 8 targets and a 25% target share, in a game that finished 38-13. His worst was Week 3 against JAX at 5.1, on 6 targets, final score 31-19. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.8; in the 6 decided by more, 15.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 11.1 points per game. He scored 14.72, 32.7% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 8 against 4.41 expected, a gap of 3.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TEN38-1326.36883225%88%
2MIN34-3315.44454111.8%97%
3JAX31-195.13621017.6%91%
4LA37-2010.74767024.1%96%
5SF17-1020.76987132.1%92%
6CLE37-1420.53455214.3%89%
7HOU31-518.37953132.1%83%
8GB21-248.6226606.5%25%
13CHI33-2211.22232113.3%74%
14LA23-3010.451354026.5%87%

Production

Receptions42
Targets64
Receiving yards572
Touchdowns8
Points per game14.72
Yards per target8.94
Catch rate65.63%

Role

Snap share82.2%
Target share20.33%
Air-yards share31.79%
WOPR0.527
RACR0.892

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.3
Yards after catch per reception3.3
Yards before catch per reception10.3
Total YAC140
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted133.6
Receiving EPA per game4.24

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share17.6%
End-zone target share23.7%
Expected receiving TDs4.41
Actual receiving TDs8
Receiving TD luck3.59

Who else ate

The offense threw it 590 times. He took 11.23% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Christian Kirk18.07%
A.J. Green16.14%
Zach Ertz14.21%
DeAndre Hopkins 11.23%
Rondale Moore11.23%
Chase Edmonds9.3%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 10 games were blowouts, 51.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.95 in those and 13.78 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · ARI · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against PHI — 30 PPR on 11 targets and a 29.7% target share, in a game that finished 33-26. His worst was Week 9 against MIA at 6, on 3 targets, final score 31-34. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 19.1; in the 7 decided by more, 16.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18 points per game. He scored 17.99, 0.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 5.23 expected, a gap of -2.2.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SF24-2029.11416151043.2%94%
2WAS30-1520.88968126.5%97%
3DET23-2623.71012137036.4%94%
4CAR21-3111.17941029%95%
5NYJ30-1025.167131120%86%
6DAL38-109.32873036.4%77%
7SEA37-3424.31012103127.3%95%
9MIA31-3463330011.5%97%
10BUF32-3025.7712127137.5%96%
11SEA21-2810.15851020.5%91%
12NE17-2010.55755020.6%96%
13LA28-3819.281352136.1%100%
14NYG26-722.6911136034.4%78%
15PHI33-2630911169129.7%96%
16SF12-2012.881248026.1%91%
17LA7-187.541035037%91%

Production

Receptions115
Targets160
Receiving yards1,407
Carries1
Rushing yards1
Touchdowns6
Points per game17.99
Yards per target8.79
Catch rate71.88%
Yards per carry1

Role

Snap share92.13%
Target share29.51%
Air-yards share33.49%
WOPR0.676
RACR1.026

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.9
Yards after catch per reception4.6
Yards before catch per reception7.6
Total YAC534
Broken tackles15
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted105.9
Receiving EPA per game3.3
Rushing EPA per game0.06

Scoring position

Red-zone targets18
Red-zone target share26.1%
End-zone target share27.6%
Expected receiving TDs5.23
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-2.23

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game5 of 51
Yards per target18 of 51
Target share3 of 51
Air-yards share12 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 29.41% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

DeAndre Hopkins 29.41%
Christian Kirk14.52%
Larry Fitzgerald13.24%
Chase Edmonds12.32%
Dan Arnold8.27%
Andy Isabella6.43%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Kyler Murray1515018.699.1529.01%
Chris Streveler1107.53.537%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 16 games were blowouts, 19.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19 in those and 19.13 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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