Last week, receivers coach John Perry praised DeAndre Hopkins for his leadership role. Hopkins, who has 37 catches for 387 yards and six touchdowns, takes a lot of pride in that role.
"I've been the No. 1 receiver on this team for a couple years now," he said. "That's my mentality every day. When I wake up, get out of bed, that's my role.
"Hopefully, they (other receivers) learn from the way I practice, the way I play (and) my mentality every day in this locker room."
Which sounds like Hopkins is echoing what he learned as a rookie from Andre Johnson.