DeAndre Hopkins Takes Texans No. 1 Wideout Torch from Andre Johnson

December 2, 2014   ·   Rivers McCown   ·   Jump to comments

DeAndre Hopkins is not your typical No. 1 wideout. 
Most football receivers coming out of the draft who get mentioned in that mold tend to have either jaw-dropping speed or incredible size. Hopkins is 6'1" and ran a 4.57-second 40-yard dash at the combine. He still got drafted in the first round, despite so-so measurables, because his play did the talking when he was with Clemson. 
And, after a mostly lost year running seam routes that former Texans quarterback Matt Schaub wouldn't throw to under pretty much any circumstance, Hopkins has made the leap to No. 1 receiver with the Texans in 2014. 
Hopkins is currently fifth among receivers in Football Outsiders' DYAR, a year after finishing 34th out of 90 receivers under the same advanced metric. By DVOA, he's behind only Packers wideout Randall Cobb and a pair of deep-ball specialists in New Orleans' Kenny Stills and San Diego's Malcom Floyd. 
You may notice that something those receivers have in c...

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