Inactive
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Est. Return 12/22/2024
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Known for his short-range accuracy more so than leg strength, Hopkins spent six and a half seasons with the Commanders and then parts of two seasons with the Chargers before landing in Cleveland last year for what ended up being his best effort yet. Having made just 15 of 30 attempts from 50-plus yards prior to 2023, he surprisingly went 8 of 8 from long distance last season and 33 of 36 on all field-goal attempts. Hopkins attempted just 26 PATs, making 24, yet finished 11th among kickers in fantasy points (and second in points per game - 9.3). A hamstring injury cost him the final two games of the regular season plus a playoff loss to Houston, and there's now some question about his future with the team, strange as that may seem. The Browns can free up $3.54 million in cap space if Hopkins is traded/released, and they're carrying two other kickers -- Cade York and Lucas Havrisik -- on the offseason roster. That said, Hopkins' 85.8 percent career FG rate and 2023 success should allow him to find another job if things don't work out in Cleveland. Read Past Outlooks
Will kick next week
Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that Hopkins will kick next Sunday against the Bengals, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Hopkins, who had been struggling of late, was made inactive for the Browns' Week 15 loss to the Chiefs, with Riley Patterson handling kicking duties in his place. With regard to Hopkins, Stefanski said that the team thought it was best to give the veteran kicker the week off considering his recent rough stretch.
Hopkins, who had been struggling of late, was made inactive for the Browns' Week 15 loss to the Chiefs, with Riley Patterson handling kicking duties in his place. With regard to Hopkins, Stefanski said that the team thought it was best to give the veteran kicker the week off considering his recent rough stretch.
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Hopkins was outperformed by his injury replacement, Cameron Dicker, last year with the Chargers, and then found himself unable to unseat the newcomer this summer. The Chargers eventually traded Hopkins to Cleveland, where he'll replace disappointing 2022 fourth-round pick Cade York. While he doesn't offer the range of many other modern kickers, Hopkins has always been at least average converting shorter kicks and PATs.
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Inactive versus Kansas City
Hopkins is inactive for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.
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Week 15 status uncertain
Hopkins said Friday that he has not yet been told if he will be the kicker for Week 15 against the Chiefs, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Status as team's kicker shaky
Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that he continues to view Hopkins as the Browns' kicker, but the team "will work through" evaluating the position this week heading into Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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No kicking change
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Hopkins remains the team's kicker, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.
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Two misses in loss
Hopkins misfired on both field-goal attempts and converted two extra-point kicks in Sunday's 27-14 loss to the Steelers in Week 14.
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Job seemingly not in jeopardy
Hopkins will remain the Browns' kicker after missing both his field-goal attempts in Sunday's loss to the Steelers, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. "He's our kicker," coach Kevin Stefanski said after the game. "We expect him to make those. He's a veteran. He's a pro. I expect him to work through it. He's our kicker."
ANALYSIS
The veteran kicker is having the worst stretch of his career, missing at least one field-goal attempt in four of the last five games, and on the season he's connected on only 16 of 25 FGAs, good for a career-worst 64.0 percent success rate. Stefanski's vote of confidence is encouraging, at least for the rest of 2024, but Hopkins signed a three-year contract extension in July that is set to kick in next season, and it wouldn't be a surprise if Cleveland walked away from it in the offseason if the 34-year-old doesn't turn things around over the final weeks of the campaign.
The veteran kicker is having the worst stretch of his career, missing at least one field-goal attempt in four of the last five games, and on the season he's connected on only 16 of 25 FGAs, good for a career-worst 64.0 percent success rate. Stefanski's vote of confidence is encouraging, at least for the rest of 2024, but Hopkins signed a three-year contract extension in July that is set to kick in next season, and it wouldn't be a surprise if Cleveland walked away from it in the offseason if the 34-year-old doesn't turn things around over the final weeks of the campaign.