After putting up 1,210 yards and scoring six touchdowns off of 76 receptions last season, DeAndre Hopkins made it very clear that he is the top wide receiver for the Houston Texans. By cutting long-time star receiver and face of the franchise, Andre Johnson, the Texans showed that they expect Hopkins to take that role and run away with it.
Houston also showed that they understand Hopkins will need some talent around him to continue to improve the offense. They demonstrated this by signing two divisional rival receivers in Nate Washington from Tennessee and Cecil Shorts III, who they took away from Jacksonville.