Brycen Hopkins
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2022
Height6'4"
Weight245 lb
BornMar 27, 1997
Age29
CollegePurdueSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2020
Draft2020 · Rd 4, Pick 136 · LA
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2020 | — | LA | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 50 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | LA | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 | 59 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 104.2 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | LA | 7 | — | 11 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 63.6% | 15.6 | 9.9 | — | 5 | 173 | 21.1% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 20.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 10.3 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 96.4 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | LA | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 71.4% | 15.6 | 11.1 | — | 3 | 96 | 9.2% | — | 0.0% | 28 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | 9.4 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 108.0 |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 19 | 13 | 196 | 0 | 68.4% | 15.1 | 10.3 | — | 9 | 330 | 14.1% | — | 0.0% | 155 | 22.1% | — | — | 5.7 | 0 | 182 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | — | |
Career EPA5.7·6 receiving·1.9/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 7 | 0* | 11 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 63.6% | 15.6 | 9.9 | — | 5 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 4 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 71.4% | 15.6 | 11.1 | — | 3 | 1.5 |
| Career | 12 | 19 | 13 | 196 | 0 | 68.4% | 15.1 | 10.3 | — | 9 | 3.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | LA | 5 | 0* | 2 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 50 | 36.4% |
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 5 | 0* | 59 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 18.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 0* | 173 | 21.1% | — | 0.0% | 51 | 20.1% |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 15 | 0* | 96 | 9.2% | — | 0.0% | 28 | 13.9% |
| Career | 39 | 330 | — | — | — | 155 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 113 |
| 2023 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 66 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 182 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | LA | 5 | 0* | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 104.2 |
| 2022 | 25 | LA | 14 | 0* | 10.3 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 96.4 |
| 2023 | 26 | LA | 15 | 0* | 9.4 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 108.0 |
| Career | 34 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 24 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 24 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
31
Sustained
career value
×.6
29
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 30.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 24· confidence 69%
What builds the career mark of 31
On-field 25.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2022bestavg 292023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.89 EPA/season over 3 seasons51
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 85%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.598Touch rate0.058EPA/snap0.017Snap share17.8%Off snaps328Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2020
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.66s
40-Yard
Above avg · 69th pct
Pos 69thAll 49thClass Pos 80thClass All 48th
33.5"
Vertical
Above avg · 50th pct
Pos 50thAll 49thClass Pos 50thClass All 45th
116"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 50th pct
Pos 50thAll 46thClass Pos 58thClass All 33th
21 reps
Bench
Above avg · 56th pct
Pos 56thAll 50thClass Pos 63thClass All 52th
7.25s
3-Cone
Below avg · 30th pct
Pos 30thAll 41thClass Pos 38thClass All 51th
4.28s
Shuttle
Above avg · 65th pct
Pos 65thAll 60thClass Pos 79thClass All 75th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt4Rec4Yds47Ctch%100.0%Y/R11.8Y/Tgt11.81D3
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA5.5Rec AirYd25
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Aaron DonaldDL4yRob HavensteinOT4yTyler HigbeeTE4yCooper KuppWR4yColeman SheltonC4yJoe NoteboomOT4yJordan FullerSAF4yDarrell HendersonRB4yMarquise CopelandDT4yMatthew StaffordQB3yJalen RamseyCB3yLeonard FloydDE3yA'Shawn RobinsonDT3yJonah WilliamsDE3yMatt GayK3yNick ScottSAF3yGreg GainesDT3yTroy ReederLB3yDavid EdwardsOT3yTaylor RappSAF3yVan JeffersonWR3yJustin HollinsLB3yErnest JonesLB3yChristian RozeboomLB3y
2020 Draft Class· this player went #136
#127K'Von WallaceSAF#128Gabe DavisWR#130James LynchDT#131Rashard LawrenceDT#132Troy DyeLB#133Colby ParkinsonTE#134Jaylinn HawkinsSAF#135Kevin DotsonG#137Josiah ScottCB#138L'Jarius SneedSAF#139Amik RobertsonCB#140Shaquille QuartermanLB#141John ReidCB#142Antonio Gandy-GoldenWR#143Ben BredesonG#144DeeJay DallasRB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2020draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 136
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 245 lb
Frame
245 lb at 4.66s
Size-speed
33.5" vert / 116" broad
Explosion
21 reps
Bench power
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
24
peak 29
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2022
F2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
85%
20202023
2020 · backup · 5/16 G
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109 | 15.6 | 275+166 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 78 | 19.5 | 347+269 | 20.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #136 (Rd 4) · LA · 2020 · -9.5 vs expected KV-H
24actual
33.5 expected · Δ−9.5
Fan Rating
Rate Brycen Hopkins — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players