Hopkins in 2018 was a valuable reserve offensive lineman for the Bengals, and started nine games at three different positions as an injury replacement ... Saw first career action at C, when he started Games 3-8 for injured starter Billy Price ... Started one game at RG (Game 9) and two games at LG (Games 12-13) ... Served as Cincinnati’s No. 1 RG in 2017, and played in 13 games (12 starts) after having only one game of prior NFL experience ... Originally joined Bengals as a CFA signee in ’14 ... Bounced between the Bengals’ roster and practice squad from 2014-16, while also dealing with injuries ... Noted for his versatility, he played both G and OT at Texas, and has seen game action at all three interior OL positions as a Bengal.

Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-12-14 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-5-15 ... Signed to Bengals practicesquad 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.

2018 highlights: Played in 16 games, with nine starts ... Started at C for injured starter Billy Price in Games 3-8 ... Also started at RG in Game 9, and at LG in Games 12-13 ... Contributed to blocking effort for HB Joe Mixon, who rushed for AFC-best 1168 yards and became the first Bengal to rush for 1000 yards since Jeremy Hill in 2014 ... On Sept. 13 vs. Baltimore, entered game at C in first quarter as replacement for injured starter Billy Price, and supported blocking effort for offense that scored 28 first-half points and totaled 373 net yards ... On Sept. 30 at Atlanta, aided offense’s season-high 407 net yards, including 337 yards passing from QB Andy Dalton.

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.

2017—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.

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, 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.