Ravens, WR DeAndre Hopkins agree to 1-year deal: Source

By Dianna Russini, Jeff Zrebiec and Jelani Scott Free-agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is set for his next destination after agreeing to terms with the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, team sources confirmed .

Hopkins, whos ranked No.

40 overall (No.

4 WR) on The Athletic s NFL free agency top 150 , heads to Baltimore on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million, league sources confirmed .

The Ravens mark Hopkins third team in the past two years and the fifth stop in his 13-year career.

Advertisement The decision to join Baltimore could offer the declining Hopkins another shot at a championship after the five-time All-Pro finished his age-32 season with the Chiefs.

Hopkins recorded 41 receptions for 437 yards and four touchdowns in 10 regular-season games (five starts) for Kansas City, and three receptions for 29 yards and one touchdown across three playoff appearances.

The Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, where Hopkins grabbed two catches for 18 yards and a score.

While his brief Chiefs stint showed flashes, Hopkins could enter 2025 looking at a decreased role as he aims to add to his career totals of 984 receptions, 12,965 yards and 83 touchdowns in 178 games.

Hopkins has had 100-plus receiving yards in a game with 12 different starting quarterbacks, tied with DeSean Jackson and Joey Galloway for the most by any player in league history, per the NFL .

In 2023, he recorded 75 receptions for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns to secure his first 1,000-yard season since 2020 and seventh of his career.

How he fits in Baltimore Hopkins, one of the most accomplished wide receivers on the market, comes to Baltimore after splitting last season with the Titans and Chiefs.

The 32-year-old had 56 catches for 610 yards and five touchdowns in 16 total games and averaged 10.9 yards per reception, the lowest mark of his career.

The Ravens have been rumored as a potential suitor for years, and Hopkins, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, has spoken excitedly about the opportunity to play with quarterback Lamar Jackson in the past.

Jackson suggested to Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta before the 2023 season that the team acquire Hopkins and Odell Beckham Jr.

The Ravens signed Beckham, and now two years later theyre adding Hopkins.

2025 impact Hopkins may have lost a step, but hes still a strong route runner with reliable hands.

He also wont need to carry a heavy burden for the Ravens, who have Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman at wide receiver and Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely at tight end.

Baltimore, though, is lacking in wide receiver depth behind Flowers and Bateman.

Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace, Diontae Johnson, Deonte Harty and Steven Sims are all pending free agents.

Hopkins is the first outside free agent to sign with the Ravens this offseason.

Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens beat writer Required reading (Photo: Nick Cammett / Diamond Images via Getty Images).

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