Tag: Trey Hopkins

Trey Hopkins remains a critical building block at center for Bengals

Trey Hopkins remains a name to know in Cincinnati.

Many questions plague the Cincinnati Bengals when it comes to the future of the offensive line.

How will Jonah Williams perform at left tackle? Is Cordy Glenn back? Is Alex Redmond back? Who starts at left guard? Is Billy Price married to bust status? Where does Michael Jordan go? Who starts at right guard and tackle?

We could go on. But notice something important — no mention of center.

Thank Trey Hopkins, the former undrafted player who scratched and clawed his way into a starting role, shoving aside a first-round pick like Price.

Pro Football Focus just illustrated how important Hopkins was last year, too:

And that’s just Hopkins’ first year as a starter, so there’s potential for a gradual upswing — especially as the line around him stabilizes.

It’s no wonder, then, the Bengals hit Hopkins with a three-year extension in late December.

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Former Longhorn Trey Hopkins Gets New Deal

The Cincinnati Bengals and Trey Hopkins have reached a new three-year deal to keep him in uniform through 2022.

Former Texas Longhorns lineman Trey Hopkins signs a new three-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Hopkins went undrafted after four season at the Texas. He has worked his way into the starting role and now has secured a new deal that will keep him a Bengal through the 2022 season.

This was the first season that Hopkins has started all 15 games for the Bengals. He has played in 45 games over the last four seasons while starting 36 of them. With Hopkins locked in place, the Bengals are hoping to have protection for what is likely their first-round selection Joe Burrow.

Bengals ink Trey Hopkins to 3-year extension

The Bengals have rewarded their starting center.

The Cincinnati Bengals have started to wrap up core pieces of the long-term roster reset.

First up is center Trey Hopkins, who gets a three-year extension, per Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer. This comes after a successful stint as a starter this year despite poor play and constant overturn around him.

Hopkins started as an undrafted player who battled injuries before blossoming into an obvious backup with long-term starter upside.

It didn’t take long for Zac Taylor’s staff to brush aside Billy Price’s first-round status and give Hopkins the starting job this past offseason in an effort to form the best possible line.

Looking ahead, Hopkins is a core foundational block of a rebuilding line, the only other surefire piece being 2019 first-round pick Jonah Williams.

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Texas Longhorns Team of the Decade: Offense Selections

The wrap up of the Texas Longhorns All-Decade Team with all of the selection on offense.

For the better part of the last two weeks, Longhorns Wire has been providing the best players at each position for Texas from 2010-2019. Here are the selections for the All-Decade team. Each position will have a link below with the original articles.

Quarterback

Sam Ehlinger

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Ehlinger was the clear favorite for quarterback of a decade. His junior season saw the Austin Westlake product throw for the second-most yards in school history just behind Longhorns legend Colt McCoy. With a bowl game left to go, he has an opportunity to close in on the single-season mark of 3,859 yards set in 2008. Ehlinger only needs 398 yards to break it.

Ehlinger currently sits second all-time in Texas history for career passing yards (8,669) and touchdowns (65). Sam also sits third in rushing yards by a quarterback but is closing in fast on McCoy for second-most at 1,571.

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Texas’ offensive lineman of the decade

Texas’ OL has been impressive in the second half of the decade. The Longhorns have turned around their offensive line play in recent history

Being the most important unit in all of football, the offensive line for Texas has been impressive in the second half of the decade. Currently with three guys playing in the NFL, the Longhorns have turned around their offensive line play recently.

Connor Williams, Trey Hopkins, and Calvin Anderson are the three guys in the NFL, with Williams and Hopkins declaring after their junior year. The two started in a majority of the games the played, being consistent performers for the Longhorns. They also both helped Texas have some monster games on the ground, each having a 400-yard rushing game during their time at Texas.

Anderson was a graduate transfer from Rice who only spent one year with the Longhorns. He was a big get for Texas in 2018 and made an instant impact the minute he started to play. Starting in all 14 games he played in, Anderson was the left tackle for quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Protecting the blindside, he was a reliable blocker for the team.

Two players who are not in the NFL just quite yet are Zach Shackelford and Samuel Cosmi. The two have been the best players on the offensive line for Texas in 2019. Shackelford is a four-year player with 39 career starts, mainly at center. Cosmi redshirted in 2017 but has been a breakout performer for the Longhorns in his two years on the line.

Here is the Texas offensive line of the decade for the 2010s:

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Former Longhorn Malik Jefferson waived by Cleveland Browns

Former Texas Longhorns linebacker Malik Jefferson was waived by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday

On Tuesday, former Texas Longhorns linebacker Malik Jefferson was waived by the Cleveland Browns.

Jefferson is in just his second year as a pro. He was drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

With the Browns in 2019, Jefferson only made an appearance in one game, and that game came in week one against the Titans. In that game, Jefferson recorded just one tackle.

Hopefully, we see Malik find a new home soon. After all, he was a third-round pick last year for a reason.

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WATCH: Quandre Diggs gets first interception with Seahawks

Watch as Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quandre Diggs gets his first interception with his new team

A few weeks ago, former Texas Longhorn defensive back Quandre Diggs was traded from the Detroit Lions to the Seattle Seahawks. Last night, Diggs saw his first action with Seattle in a clash between the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers went into this Monday Night Football matchup as the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL. The Seahawks were able to stun the 49ers in San Francisco, winning in overtime by a score of 27-24.

About midway through the 3rd quarter, Diggs was able to intercept 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo with the score being 10-7 in favor of San Francisco. This interception led to a Seahawks touchdown, giving them the lead.

On the night, Diggs was able to tally two tackles, one of which was solo, a pass defense, and this interception.

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