Usage Score
11.7
Player Dossier
2016-2019Purdue
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.
Efficiency
77.4
Consistency
45.2
Season Value
51
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
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.4 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: Missouri
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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2018 Postseason · Purdue
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
48.6
Efficiency
77.4
Usage
11.7
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 19. Northwestern: 7. Eastern Michigan: 32. Missouri: 136. Boston College: 30. Nebraska: 103. Illinois: 44. Ohio State: 37. Michigan State: 80. Iowa: 57. Minnesota: 25. Indiana: 13
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. Auburn: 2 by 63.3. Northwestern: 1 by 46.7. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 71.1. Missouri: 5 by 100. Boston College: 3 by 66.7. Nebraska: 5 by 100. Illinois: 2 by 100. Ohio State: 3 by 82.2. Michigan State: 4 by 100. Iowa: 1 by 100. Minnesota: 3 by 55.6. Indiana: 2 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins47.3 · Games = 6 · -2.5 vs Losses
Losses49.8 · Games = 6 · +2.5 vs Wins
First Half54.5 · Games = 6 · +11.8 vs Second Half
Second Half42.7 · Games = 6 · -11.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Auburn | L 14-63 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Indiana | W 28-21 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Minnesota | L 10-41 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa | W 38-36 | — | 1 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Michigan State | L 13-23 | — | 4 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Ohio State | W 49-20 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Illinois | W 46-7 | — | 2 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Nebraska100 receiving yards | W 42-28 | — | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Boston College | W 30-13 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Missouri100 receiving yards | L 37-40 | — | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 1 | 74 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 19-20 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Northwestern | L 27-31 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Career Arc
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Purdue
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 183 | 71.1 | 6.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 349 | 73 | 11.8 | 166 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 349 | 73 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 583 | 77.4 | 11.7 | 234 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 583 | 77.4 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 830 | 78 | 21.6 | 247 |
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.