Why DeAndre Hopkins Is the NFL’s Best Wide Receiver

November 25, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

When Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins looks up to see he’s in one-on-one coverage, a thought immediately enters his mind.
“One-on-one, I’m going to win,” he told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, right after he did a whole lot of winning against the New York Jets in Week 11. “No matter who’s out there, I don’t really care.”
He should have that mentality, of course, because self confidence is about as essential as oxygen for premier wide receivers. The position is one where isolation is constant, and a receiver is often left out at the far reaches of the field, tasked with winning a battle.
And only that battle matters. The battle happening right now, on the snap happening right now and against the also elite cornerback you’re facing right now.
Hopkins is well aware of that reality. What sets him apart, though, is that he wins with loud, definitive statements of dominance.
He wins with raw sp...

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