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Five things to know about new Rams TE Brycen Hopkins

May 06, 2020 07:53PM
Five things to know about new Rams TE Brycen Hopkins

The Rams used their fifth draft pick this year on tight end Brycen Hopkins, selecting him 136th overall in the fourth round. Here are five things you should know about the former Purdue standout.

Brycen Hopkins: "I always say I'm a versatile tight end"

1) Former multi-sport star

A two-year letterwinner in football at Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth, Hopkins also lettered in basketball (four years) and baseball (two years) while in high school, according to his Purdue bio.

Initially, though, basketball was his first love, based on what he told reporters at this year's NFL Scouting Combine. Hopkins did not play football until his junior year at Ensworth but still collected Division II-AA all-state honors as a senior.

It's a somewhat similar path new Rams teammate Gerald Everett followed, except that Everett was a three-year letter-winner in basketball who did not pick up football until his senior season.



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RamBill301May 06, 2020 07:53PM