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WATCH: DeAndre Hopkins arrives for Baltimore Ravens training camp

WATCH: DeAndre Hopkins arrives for Baltimore Ravens training camp

USA Today22-07-2025
DeAndre Hopkins, a veteran wide receiver and future Hall of Famer, arrived at the Under Armour Performance Center for Ravens training camp
.@DeAndreHopkins reporting for Training Camp pic.twitter.com/vnwcuX5gBu
The Baltimore Ravens are gearing up for the 2025 NFL season, which features plenty of new and returning faces within the organization. Several players, coaches, and front-office members are crucial to the team's success this season. One big addition was star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Hopkins, a veteran wide receiver and future Hall of Famer, can help make the Ravens' passing game more efficient in the most significant moments. Training camp reporting day is Tuesday, and the efficient wide receiver was among the first players to arrive at the Under Armour Performance Center.
Background
Position: WR
Age: 33
Experience: 13-year pro
2025 cap hit: $2,004,000
2024 recap
Hopkins posted his seventh 1,000-yard season in 2023 with the Tennessee Titans and was still productive last year.
Following a trade from the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs in October, he caught 41 passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns for the Chiefs over the final 10 regular-season games. Hopkins added three receptions during the postseason and caught a touchdown pass and a two-point conversion for the Chiefs during their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
2025 outlook
The move gives the Ravens a legit third option at wide receiver and one of the NFL's most efficient trios of pass catchers. Hopkins, most importantly, provides quarterback Lamar Jackson with an elite red zone target.
Biggest question: Can Hopkins take Ravens' passing game to bigger heights?
Of the 70 wide receivers who've had 500 targets since 2013, Hopkins has the fifth-lowest drop rate at 1.6%. Last season, the Ravens' wide receivers ranked 30th in the NFL with a 5.1% drop rate.
With the opposing defenses likely to lock in on Derrick Henry even more in 2025, Hopkins provides the Ravens with an elite pass catcher who'll produce in the most challenging moments. Hopkins has been one of his generation's most productive wide receivers, having been selected to five Pro Bowls and named first-team All-Pro three times. Since entering the league in 2013, his 984 receptions lead all wide receivers, and his 12,965 receiving yards top all players.
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