After signing a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, DeAndre Hopkins is already turning heads with his new team.
The former Clemson star wideout hasn’t wasted any time impressing teammates and coaches alike at the start of Ravens OTAs (organized team activities).
Veteran tight end Mark Andrews is among those who like what they’ve seen from Hopkins on the field so far.
Andrews met with the media after Wednesday’s OTA practice and discussed how the addition of Hopkins could help the Ravens’ offense in 2025.
“He looks great,” Andrews said. “He looks really, really good. He’s been making some big plays, and I think he’s going to be great for our offense – just being versatile, having a guy that catches the ball extremely well, runs really fluid routes and knows the game well. He looks like, when he’s out here, he’s flying around. He looks really good.”
After being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs from the Tennessee Titans this past October, Hopkins tallied 41 receptions for 437 yards and four touchdowns across 10 regular season games with the Chiefs before adding three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown over three postseason games, including a 7-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles.
A five-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler, Hopkins has amassed 984 receptions for 12,965 yards and 83 touchdowns during his Hall of Fame-caliber career with the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, Titans and Chiefs after being selected by Houston in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Hopkins made his Ravens debut when the team kicked off OTA practices on Tuesday.
Following Wednesday’s practice, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he thought Hopkins and star quarterback Lamar Jackson “looked really good [Wednesday] out there together.”
“First of all, I think he’s a heck of a football player,” Harbaugh said of Hopkins. “Obviously, you saw him today. He’s a gifted guy, talented guy. He’s going to be a big-body, contested-catch receiver for us, certainly.
“He’s moving great. Plus, he brings all that experience. He’s been in the big games before. He’s made plays in the big games. He knows how to make plays. There’s not going to be any situation that’s going to be too big for him.”
Hopkins turns 33 years old on June 6, but he still has wheels. He was one of the Ravens’ fastest players by top speed at Wednesday’s OTAs, as he shared in a post on Instagram: