DeAndre Hopkins
He entered the league in the 2nd round of the 2013 draft, pick 13 overall, to IronCity Mudslingers. Across 11 seasons and 125 starts he played for IronCity Mudslingers and Sweep The Leg.
His best season was 2017: 215 points across 15 starts, +84.8 above replacement for IronCity Mudslingers, the best wide receiver in football that year. That is part of a career worth +281.5 PAR, 19th in league history. He started for 2 championship teams (2017, 2018), producing +35.9 in playoff weeks across his career.
He was traded in 2021, from IronCity Mudslingers to Sweep The Leg. He entered the draft pool once and never went back. The tail was not kind: 2024 came in at −17.9 across 11 starts. He finishes on 4th in the IronCity Mudslingers Ring of Honor.
The career
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Twelve seasons on the axis, 2013 to 2024.
Season by season
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | IronCity Mudslingers | 5 | 51.4 | WR14 | — | +0.6 |
| 2015 | IronCity Mudslingers | 14 | 195.1 | WR6 | +8.5 | +68.3 |
| 2016 | IronCity Mudslingers | 13 | 94.1 | WR36 | — | −17.4 |
| 2017 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 15 | 214.8 | WR1 | +9.2 | +84.8 |
| 2018 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 15 | 205.8 | WR2 | +20.0 | +60.5 |
| 2019 | IronCity Mudslingers | 13 | 151.4 | WR9 | — | +31.6 |
| 2020 | IronCity Mudslingers | 13 | 144.5 | WR10 | — | +21.1 |
| 2021 | IronCity Mudslingers | 6 | 81.8 | WR34 | — | +24.3 |
| 2021 | Sweep The Leg | 2 | 14.6 | WR34 | — | −2.8 |
| 2022 | Sweep The Leg | 5 | 62.9 | WR43 | — | +17.7 |
| 2023 | Sweep The Leg | 13 | 129.2 | WR22 | −1.8 | +10.7 |
| 2024 | Sweep The Leg | 11 | 77.5 | WR45 | — | −17.9 |