Hopkins served as Cincinnati’s No. 1 RG in 2017, after having only one game of prior NFL experience since originally joining the Bengals as a CFA in ’14 ... Played in 13 games (12 starts) in 2017, with missed time coming in Games 2-4 due to a knee injury suffered in Game 1 ... Prior to 2017, he bounced between the Bengals’ roster and practice squad, while also dealing with injuries ... Played both G and OT at Texas, and has drawn praise from coaches in Cincinnati for his versatility, lining up at G, OT and C in practices.

Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-12-14 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-5-15 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 9-6-15 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-11-16 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-3-16 ... Re-signed with Bengals on 9-4-16 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-15-16 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 9-16-16 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 12-31-16.

2017 highlights: Played in 13 games, with 12 starts at RG ... Inactive Games 2-4 with a knee injury ... Assisted offense in controlling season-high time of possession (35:02) Oct. 1 at Cleveland ... On Oct. 8 vs. Buffalo, aided offense’s season-high 388 net yards and QB Andy Dalton’s season-high 328 yards passing ... On Nov. 26 vs. Cleveland, supported first career 100-yard rushing game for HB Joe Mixon (23-114) and team’s highest net rushing total of season (152 yards) ... On Dec. 24 vs. Detroit, blocked for HB Giovani Bernard’s season-high 116 yards rushing and team’s season-high 28 first downs.

Previous seasons: 2014—Played in three preseason games, with one start at LG ... Suffered leg injury Aug. 24 at Arizona ... Placed on Reserve/Injured list Aug. 30.

2015—Missed first two preseason games with leg injury, but played in the last two ... On practice squad for Games 1-16 and Wild Card playoff.

2016—Inactive Sept. 11 at N.Y. Jets ... On practice squad for Games 2-15 ... Re-signed to roster prior to season finale and made NFL debut Jan. 1 vs. Baltimore, playing 10 snaps on offense and five on special teams ... Played all four preseason games, with start at LOT in Game 4.

College: Played four seasons (2010-13) at Texas, appearing in 50 games with 42 starts (28 starts at LG, 14 at ROT) ... Two-time All-Big 12 selection, and earned first-team honors at G in 2013 from Associated Press, Sporting News and ESPN.com ... Started all 13 games in 2013, 12 at LG and one at ROT), and helped offense average 196.2 yards rushing yards per game while allowing just 16 sacks ... Started all 13 games at ROT as a sophomore and helped offense average 202.6 rushing yards and 392.5 yards total offense.

Personal: Hometown is Houston, Texas ... Attended North Shore High School, where he was All-American, all-state, all-area and two-time first-team all-district as a senior ... 2011 Academic All-Big 12 first team selection and named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2011) ... Plays saxophone and clarinet ... Other hobbies include playing Xbox ... Returned to University of Texas following 2014 season to work on completing his bachelor’s degree.

NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Hopkins did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2015 or ’16 because he was not on a 53-player roster, a Reserve/Injured list or a Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list for the required minimum of six games in either season.