The Texans ran through quite a few quarterbacks with various levels of success in 2014, but one thing they could count on regardless of who was throwing the ball was strong play from wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Hopkins had 76 catches for 1,210 yards and six touchdowns and his numbers would have been even better if he hadn’t slumped to the finish line with two catches for five yards in Week 17. Hopkins had a decent excuse for the poor finish to the year, though.
He was listed on the injury report with a wrist injury and revealed during an interview with Sports Radio 610 in Houston that he had surgery to repair a torn ligament after the season. Hopkins said that he had a pin and rod inserted into the wrist that was set to be removed on Saturday and that he expects to get back to regular activities in a couple of weeks.
There doesn’t appear to be much worry that the surgery will impact Hopkins heading into 2015. The wideout won’t turn 23 until June, leaving plenty of reason for optimism that he can keep rising after busting out in 2014.
