Dustin Hopkins

The Cleveland Brown released kicker Dustin Hopkin on Tuesday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It appears that Andre Szmyt will open the 2025 regular season as the team's placekicker, although the Browns could still bring in more competition before Week 1. Hopkins will be let go after spending the last two seasons kicking for Cleveland, where he went 51-for-63 on his field-goal attempts (81%) and 41-for-46 on his extra-point tries in 31 total games. The final straw for the 34-year-old ... [Read More]

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins missed his lone extra-point attempt in a 24-6 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16. Hopkins has struggled with his accuracy this season, so much so that the Browns made him inactive in Week 15 to give him a week to clear his head. It apparently didn't work as Hopkins missed his third extra-point attempt of the season, to go along with just a 64% field-goal success rate on 25 attempts. Hopkins will not be a recommended fantasy option heading into Week ... [Read More]

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins made his lone field-goal attempt and added an extra point in a 24-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12's Thursday night game. It was a cold, snowy evening in Cleveland, so conditions for the kickers of both teams were not ideal. That led to Cleveland going for it on fourth down several times in field-goal range throughout the game, thus cutting into Hopkins' workload. Hopkins has now hit 15 of his 21 field-goal attempts through 10 games this ... [Read More]

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins made both of his field-goal attempts in a Week 5 loss to the Washington Commanders. The veteran kicker has now converted seven of his eight attempts this season as he gears up to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. The Eagles have been average against kickers this season, allowing the 15th-most fantasy points per game to the position through four games. Hopkins has been a reliable kicker but the Cleveland offense is not playing well this ... [Read More]

Are you looking for a Week 3 streamer at kicker that can give your fantasy football team an edge? This week is the perfect time for you to capitalize on kicker matchups your league mates are missing out on.With options like Daniel Carlson, Dustin Hopkins, and Joey Slye all rostered in less than 15% of Sleeper leagues, plenty of kicker value is available. These kicker options are players you shouldn't sleep on in Week 3.There are also some kickers you should avoid for Week 3. These options might ... [Read More]