2019 USA TODAY All-America Teams
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Fifth-year senior tight end Brycen Hopkins has been named second-team All-America by USA TODAY. The recognition is an extension of postseason honors for the Nashville native, having also been feted as the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten by the conference's coaches, media and Associated Press.
Hopkins finished the 2019 season with 61 receptions for 830 yards and seven touchdowns. His reception and yardage total were the most by a Boilermaker tight end since Dustin Keller had 68 receptions for 881 yards in 2007.
Hopkins, who has been invited to participate at the 2020 Senior Bowl, recently earned his degree in selling and sales management and will return to Nashville to train for the National Football League Draft.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Fifth-year senior tight end Brycen Hopkins has been named second-team All-America by USA TODAY. The recognition is an extension of postseason honors for the Nashville native, having also been feted as the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten by the conference's coaches, media and Associated Press.
Hopkins finished the 2019 season with 61 receptions for 830 yards and seven touchdowns. His reception and yardage total were the most by a Boilermaker tight end since Dustin Keller had 68 receptions for 881 yards in 2007.
Hopkins, who has been invited to participate at the 2020 Senior Bowl, recently earned his degree in selling and sales management and will return to Nashville to train for the National Football League Draft.