2019
• Team co-captain
• Named John Mackey Tight End of the Week after catching career-high six passes for 84 yards and a touchdown at Nevada on Aug. 30.
• Had three receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt on Sept. 7, marking his second career two-touchdown game (also vs. Iowa on Oct. 15, 2016).
• Recorded career highs with 10 receptions for 140 yards against Maryland on Oct. 12, most receptions and receiving yards by a Purdue tight end since Tim Stratton in 2001 against Washington State and Dustin Keller in 2007 against Central Michigan, respectively.
• Finished with eight receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns at Wisconsin on Nov. 23; first Purdue tight end since at least 1997 to put up eight receptions, 100 yards and two touchdowns in the same game.
• Recorded eight receptions for 142 yards with two touchdowns against Indiana on Nov. 30; his 72-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter was a team season-long reception.
2018
• Appeared in all 13 games, making four starts.
• Caught 34 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
• Averaged a team-high 17.1 yards per reception.
• Had one reception for seven yards vs. Northwestern on Aug. 30.
• Caught three passes for 32 yards against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 8.
• Recorded five receptions for 136 yards, both season-highs, and a touchdown against Missouri on Sept. 15.
• Had three catches for 30 yards vs. No. 23 Boston College on Sept. 22.
• Tied a season-high with five receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown at Nebraska on Sept. 29.
• Had two catches for 44 yards at Illinois on Oct. 13.
• Tallied three receptions for 37 yards vs. No. 2 Ohio State on Oct. 20.
• Finished with four receptions for 80 yards at Michigan State on Oct. 27.
• Caught one pass for 57 yards vs. No. 19 Iowa on Nov. 3.
• Had three receptions for 25 yards at Minnesota on Nov. 10.
• Recorded two receptions for 13 yards at Indiana on Nov. 24.
• Finished with two catches for 19 yards against Auburn in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 28.
2017
• Appeared 12 games as a reserve.
• Caught 25 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns on the year.
• Had three receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 16 Louisville on
Sept, 2.
• Recorded a season-high four receptions for for 85 yards and a touchdown vs.
Ohio on Sept. 8.
• Caught two passes for 22 yards at Missouri on Sept. 16.
• Had three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 8 Michigan on Sept.
23.
• Caught a six-yard pass vs. Minnesota on Oct. 7.
• Finished with a pair of receptions for 48 yards at No. 7 Wisconsin on Oct. 14.
• Had a 23-yard reception vs. Nebraska on Oct. 28.
•Tallied three receptions for 53 yards vs. Illinois on Nov. 4.
• Caught a three-yard pass at Northwestern on No. 11.
• Had three catches for 21 yards at Iowa on Nov. 18.
• Caught two passes for 25 yards vs. Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 27.
2016
• Appeared in 11 games, making one start.
• Caught 10 passes for 183 yards and four touchdowns on the year.
• Had a 51-yard touchdown reception vs. Nevada on Sept. 24.
• Finished with one reception for 14 yards at Maryland on Oct. 1.
• Recorded a season-high three catches for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns
vs. Iowa on Oct. 15.
• Had two receptions for 20 yards at No. 8 Nebraska on Oct. 22.
• Caught two passes for 16 yards vs. No. 24 Penn State on Oct. 29.
• Had a two-yard touchdown reception at Minnesota on Nov. 5.
2015
• Did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-year letter winner.
• Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com
• Named All-State Division II-AA as a senior.
• Also lettered in basketball (four years) and baseball (two years).
PERSONAL
• Given name is Brycen Avery Hopkins.
• Born March 27, 1997.
• Father, Brad, played football at the University of Illinois.
• Majoring in selling and sales management.