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DeAndre Hopkins doesn't put number on TD total for Ravens' trio: 'Hopefully enough to win a lot of games'

Not one, not two, not three, but enough to get the Ravens where they want to go.

That's how many touchdowns wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is aiming to combine for with new teammates Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.

By signing with Baltimore this offseason, Hopkins has given himself an opportunity to answer a question he posed himself on social media back in 2020, asking, "How many TD’s would this trio total?" alongside a picture of him with Jackson and Henry.

Hopkins avoided putting a specific number on it Friday when prompted for an answer to that same question during his introductory news conference.

“Hopefully enough to win a lot of games and win the games we need to win," he said, per the team transcript. "I don’t have a number, but hopefully more than a little bit.”

If last season is anything to go off of, the three could combine for quite a lot.

Jackson threw for 41 TDs and ran for another four, while Henry caught two and tied for the league lead in rushing scores with 16 in his first year with the Ravens. Hopkins hauled in five split between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs, his second-lowest total since 2016.

It was a down year overall for Hopkins, whose 610 receiving yards marked the second-lowest output of his career.

Despite the downturn and a 33rd birthday upcoming in June, Hopkins has no concerns about how much he has left to give at this stage.

“I take it day by day, honestly," he said. "I really never thought about that or look forward to it, but they say, ‘You’ll know when your body gives out on you,’ and it hasn’t given out on me yet, or for me, I feel like gotten close. So, who knows.”

And in his defense, he's only one season removed from a 1,000-yard campaign, which he spent teamed up with Henry in Tennessee.

Henry was one of many factors, including the overall culture, that made signing with the Ravens an easy decision.

"Derrick and I talk throughout the year, and that’s one of my best friends," Hopkins said. "He keeps it honest, so for me, it was a couple of different things. From the head coach down, I feel like everyone, they compete, they’re dawgs, and I feel like this organization [and] this team matches who I am.”

Perhaps the biggest draw, though, especially for a wide receiver who spent his early career churning out hard-earned stats as a Houston Texan despite underwhelming quarterback play, was Jackson.

By jumping from Kansas City over to Baltimore, Hopkins goes from catching passes from a two-time Most Valuable Player in Patrick Mahomes to running routes for just that -- another two-time MVP.

"Lamar being the leader of this team is part of the reason that I came here," Hopkins said. "What he stands for and how he led this team and this organization to the playoffs in multiple years, and since he’s been here, just how he’s led any receiver group he’s had. So, I think that played a big part of me coming here for sure -- Lamar being the quarterback.”

Even beyond his prime, Hopkins adds a sure-handed, crisp route-runner to Jackson's stable of pass-catchers. In tandem with wideouts Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, Hopkins provides Baltimore with an extremely versatile WR room, one with a job only made easier by a tight end duo like Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely and a backfield powered by Henry.

All led by Jackson, Baltimore's top-ranked total offense from 2024 presumably has only gotten better for 2025.

"Once we found out that I wouldn’t be back in Kansas City, we made a list, and the Ravens were the first team on my list," Hopkins said.

Having joined his top squad, Hopkins' goal now is to make sure the Ravens finally break through to top the league by year's end, as well.