It may seem a little strange to suggest for a former first-round pick, but the emergence of DeAndre 'Nuk' Hopkins as one of the league's best receivers has been something of a surprise this season.
Sure, Hopkins was supposed to be good, but just how productive he has become is shocking when you consider what's going on around him in the Houston offense. Start at quarterback. Houston is now onto it's third starter, with T.J. Yates. And like Andre Johnson for years before him, there aren't other stars in the offense to keep defenses focused elsewhere. Hopkins has very little help within that Houston offense, no alternate targets taking the pressure off him, no quarterback capable of spreading the ball around at will within the scheme, and yet he is still dominating with all of the extra attention.