Dustin Hopkins

Dustin Hopkins

33-Year-Old KickerK
Cleveland Browns
Questionable
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 4/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Chargers in March of 2022. Traded to the Browns in August of 2023.
Injury lingers over offseason
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
February 4, 2024
Hopkins (hamstring) finished the season with 123 points over 15 games. He was successful on 33 of 36 field-goal attempts and 24 of 26 extra-point kicks.
ANALYSIS
Hopkins was a savior to Cleveland's kicking troubles over the previous two seasons and led the NFL in field-goals made at the time of his injury. The hamstring remains a concern entering the offseason. He has one year left on his contract and should return to the Browns if he's ready to compete by training camp.
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Hopkins was released by Washington midseason last year, but he landed in Los Angeles and brought a temporary end to the Chargers' kicking woes. While he made just one of three attempts from 50-plus yards with LAC, Hopkins was otherwise automatic and generally has been consistent from 30-49 yards in his career, which should be good enough for fantasy relevance given the talent his new team has on offense.
Hopkins fell shy of an 80 percent FG rate for the first time last year, going 13 of 17 from 40-49 yards and two of four from 50-plus. He's hit only 13 kicks from 50-plus yards in six seasons as Washington's kicker, making up for it with solid work on shorter field goals and kickoffs. Fantasy utility partially depends on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick giving Washington a real offense to complement the top-5 defense.
Accurate but not powerful, Hopkins has converted more than 80 percent of FGAs in each of his five seasons despite going 11 of 21 from 50-plus yards. There hasn't been any indication he'll face job competition in the final year of his contract, but there is also not much reason to believe the Washington offense will provide steady volume. Any upside for Hopkins requires major growth from QB Dwayne Haskins.
Reliable on short kicks and capable of hitting long ones, Hopkins is no worse than league-average and perhaps even a bit better. The issue is opportunity, as the Redskins have minimal talent at wide receiver while heading for a three-way competition at quarterback. Even the best-case scenario doesn't involve a prolific offense; Washington likely will rely on its running game and defense.
After missing eight games with a hip injury last year, Hopkins will look to pick up where he left off in 2016, when he was third among kickers in fantasy points. He's been reliable on short field goals and decent on PATs, but has made just five of 13 attempts from 50 yards and out. While Alex Smith should keep the Washington offense respectable, he's unlikely to elevate Hopkins beyond bye-week replacement status.
Hopkins led the league in field-goal attempts last season, but his 81.0 percent success rate ranked 21st. Nevertheless, he still ranked third at the position, as only three others made more field goals, and his 36 made PATs were good enough to keep him competitive. If Hopkins can come close to matching the 89.3 percent field-goal accuracy from his 2015 campaign, and if the Redskins provide him with plenty of attempts again, he could compete for the title of top-scoring kicker this season.
Hopkins is coming off a solid rookie season, which coincided with the Redskins' improvements on offense that saw them finish 10th in overall scoring and 13th in kicker scoring after failing to crack the top 20 in either category in the prior two seasons. Hopkins' 40 PAT attempt tied him for eighth in the league, though his 28 field-goal attempts tied him for 17th. Washington added a few key pieces to help the offense be even better in 2016, and if it does improve, Hopkins figures to benefit just as much, even if he just maintains his ninth-ranked field-goal accuracy. He may not be an elite option, but he's certainly serviceable in most formats.
Hopkins and Zach Hocker will compete in training camp. Neither has NFL experience, but one will have a big opportunity this season with the Saints, who released last year's kicker, Shayne Graham (23rd in scoring). The Saints have had one of the better offenses in the NFL the last few years, but that cost Graham some field goals last season as he ranked sixth in PATs and 28th in field-goal attempts. The Saints made some major changes in the offseason, trading tight end Jimmy Graham and wide receiver Kenny Stills. Quarterback Drew Brees is still under center, but if the Saints aren't as good in the red zone (60 percent TD efficiency last year), they could offer their kicker more field-goal opportunities.
He appears to be healthy now after an injury-filled rookie campaign. However, Hopkins was released by the Bills in August of 2014.
A sixth-round selection out of Florida State, Hopkins will compete with incumbent Ryan Lindell for the Bills� kicking duties in training camp. The rookie connected on 5-of-6 field goals from 50-plus in his senior season and boasts a stronger leg than Lindell, who was rarely trusted from long range (1-for-2 last two seasons) by the previous coaching staff. While Hopkins will have to deal with the transition to cold weather, his growth potential may be enough for the rebuilding Bills to give him the job. Whoever wins the gig likely won't put up elite point totals given the team's murky quarterback situation.
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Won't play Saturday
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
January 11, 2024
Hopkins (hamstring) has been ruled out for Saturday's wild-card matchup versus Houston, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.
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Likely out for wild-card round
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
January 9, 2024
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday that Hopkins (hamstring) is unlikely to be available for Saturday's wild-card game in Houston, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.
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Remains out Week 18
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
January 5, 2024
Hopkin (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Misses practice Thursday
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
January 4, 2024
Hopkins (hamstring) did not participate at the Browns' practice Thursday.
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Still tending to hamstring injury
KCleveland Browns
Hamstring
January 3, 2024
Hopkins (hamstring) didn't participate in practice Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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