DeAndre Hopkins owners are nervous. You can forgive them for their trepidation. Through four games, Hopkins has 17 receptions for 227 yards and two touchdowns. He has fewer than 60 yards in three of those games and has finished as a top-20 receiver just once. That’s not what anyone was expecting from a receiver who was a consensus first-round fantasy pick.
Last season, Hopkins caught 111 passes for 1,521 yards and 11 touchdowns. While his talent and ability were the primary reasons he was the No. 6 receiver in standard-scoring leagues a year ago, the volume played a role, too.