Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak gushed this month over DeAndre Hopkins, calling the first-year wide receiver a "special" talent in position to help Houston right out of the gate. As predicted, Hopkins played with the first team during this week's organized team activities, but receivers coach Larry Kirksey says his new pupil has yet to be crowned a starter. "The (second-year guys) have come a long way from last year, and now DeAndre's got to go through the same learning process," Kirksey told Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. "He's a talented young man, and we have very high expectations for him. But these second-year guys are ahead of him right now. They're competing; they're not just going to let him have the job." DeAndre Hopkins behind Texans' second-year WRs - NFL.com
