{"id":53640,"date":"2025-06-05T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53640"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:02:03","slug":"ravens-oc-changes-deandre-hopkins-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53640","title":{"rendered":"Ravens OC Changes DeAndre Hopkins\u2019 Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2184015031-e1749083691795.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2184015031-e1749083691795.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2184015031-e1749083691795.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2184015031-e1749083691795.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"DeAndre Hopkins\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1157\" data-img-load-time=\"1180\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken has had a change of plans for DeAndre Hopkins.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having a Hall of Fame level wide receiver at their disposal is something new for the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens, but offensive coordinator Todd Monken already knows how best to deploy\u00a0DeAndre Hopkins. More important, Monken knows how not to use the five-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>Monken explained he\u2019s already changing the expected role for Hopkins. As\u00a0Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic\u00a0pointed out, \u201cHopkins essentially slots into the No. 3 wide receiver role behind Flowers and Rashod Bateman, replacing free agent Nelson Agholor. However, Monken made clear Tuesday that he\u2019s not viewing Hopkins as the team\u2019s No. 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than clearly defining Hopkins\u2019 place on the depth chart, Monken envisages something much more: \u201cWe love having another weapon. I thought \u2018Nelly\u2019 the last couple of years did a great job for us as our third receiver. I don\u2019t really see \u2018D-Hop\u2019 as a third receiver. I see him more as we have three starters at wide receiver, but we also have the two tight ends. So, it\u2019ll be interesting as we get going, especially once we get to (training) camp and we get the pads on, how we can integrate him into the offense, but we\u2019re excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monken already expanding his plans for Hopkins continues the positive first impression made by the 32-year-old. He\u2019s wasted no time proving\u00a0he hasn\u2019t lost a step, but Hopkins isn\u2019t the only wideout who can benefit from a change in Monken\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n<h2>Ravens Can Change Passing Game With DeAndre Hopkins<\/h2>\n<p>Hopkins is used to being the alpha in any receiver room, but he hasn\u2019t been a true No. 1 target since 2020 with the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals. What he has done is remain dominant on the perimeter, as well as in the slot, so D-Hop can still be a roving playmaker in the right passing game.<\/p>\n<p>A moving brief helped Hopkins remain a factor after getting traded to the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0from the\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0midway through last season. Hopkins\u2019 most telling statistic from 2024 is a 45.5 percent contested catch rate,\u00a0according to Player Profiler.<\/p>\n<p>That number speaks to what\u00a0Ravens.com\u2019s Garrett Downing\u00a0believes will be the veteran\u2019s biggest contribution, \u201cas a big-bodied target who can make tough, contested, those back-shoulder catches outside the numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ae0da19984b1b873873d29e3231045e3\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens\/status\/1930027349866647721\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FJamesDudko&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1930027349866647721&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens%2Ftodd-monken-changes-deandre-hopkins-role%2F&amp;sessionId=7b1c6444ca2b9809fa9150a602f12d91563cdfb7&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1930027349866647721\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Downing correctly noted how those qualities would add a \u201cnew element\u201d to the Ravens\u2019 passing game. The same traits would also help another receiver enjoy an increased workload in a different role.<\/p>\n<h2>Todd Monken Has Plans for Another Ravens WR<\/h2>\n<p>Hopkins played\u00a0118 snaps in the slot\u00a0for the Chiefs last season, but Downing outlined why the 12-year pro can be more valuable on the outside of formations in Baltimore. The value would extend to letting\u00a0Zay Flowers\u00a0gain the extra targets Monken wants to send his way.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers has been recovering from a\u00a0knee injury that didn\u2019t need surgery, and he\u2019s targeting a breakout year. It can happen if the first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft follows the\u00a0prediction of one analyst\u00a0by becoming the Ravens\u2019 go-to slot receiver after the departure of\u00a0Nelson Agholor.<\/p>\n<p>Extra work in the slot should translate to more targets and catches. It\u2019s an ambition outlined by Monken, who told reporters, including\u00a0The Baltimore Banner\u2019s Jonas Shaffer, \u201cwe\u2019ve just got to get him the ball more. \u2026 He\u2019s unbelievable with the ball in his hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"12995624c8e82031e6f92e4e503f8f7c\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header \">\n<p>Having Flowers make the slot role his niche, while Hopkins makes the tough grabs closer to the sideline, will transform this passing game. Especially in combination with a personnel grouping\u00a0Monken turned into a \u201csuperpower\u201d\u00a0for the Ravens last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken has had a change of plans for DeAndre Hopkins. 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