Player Dossier

2016-2019

Purdue

Brycen Hopkins

TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brycen Hopkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

71.1

Consistency

34.9

Season Value

33.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brycen Hopkins, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue. Brycen Hopkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Purdue paired 830 primary output with 78 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 71.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

30.5

Efficiency

71.1

Usage

6.1

Consistency

34.9

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 51. Maryland: 14. Iowa: 80. Nebraska: 20. Penn State: 16. Minnesota: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 1 by 100. Maryland: 1 by 93.3. Iowa: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 2 by 66.7. Penn State: 2 by 53.3. Minnesota: 1 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses26.4 · Games = 5
First Half48.3 · Games = 3 · +35.7 vs Second Half
Second Half12.7 · Games = 3 · -35.7 vs First Half
All Games30.5 · Games = 6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/5@ MinnesotaL 31-44122212
Sat 10/29vs Penn StateL 24-6221688011
Sat 10/22@ NebraskaL 14-272201010011
Sat 10/15vs Iowa2+ TDL 35-4938026.726.70237
Sat 10/1@ MarylandL 7-501141414014
Sat 9/24vs NevadaW 24-141515151151

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Purdue

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue18371.16.1
2017 PostseasonPurdue3497311.8166
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue3497311.80
2018 PostseasonPurdue58377.411.7234
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue58377.411.70
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue8307821.6247

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

142

Primary metric

142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Ohio

85

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Maryland

140

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

140 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#4

Wisconsin

127

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Missouri

136

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

830 primary output · 78 efficiency · 21.6 usage

65.9

#2

2018 Postseason · Purdue

51

583 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Purdue

51

583 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

4

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8053

Ensworth · Nashville, TN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,945

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brycen Hopkins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,945