CLEMSON in the NFL

Hopkins selected in first round in latest NFL.com mock draft


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Former Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins
Wide Receiver
#6 6-2, 205
Central, SC

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is predicted to go in the first round to the Houston Texans (No. 27 overall) in the latest mock draft by NFL.com's senior analyst Gil Brandt. The 2013 NFL Draft begins Thurs., April 25 at 8 p.m. ET.

Hopkins plays faster than his times. He has experience as a basketball player and inherently knows how to use his body to get in position to catch the football (82 receptions in 2012). He reminds me a lot of Anquan Boldin, though he's actually faster than Boldin was when he came out of Florida State. Hopkins is also very athletic.

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