Back in 2020, DeAndre Hopkins posted a picture on X (formerly Twitter) of him with Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson at NFL Honors, with the caption, “How many TD’s would this trio total?”

Five years later, we’re going to find out the answer to that question.

When Hopkins made the aforementioned post, the former Clemson star receiver was a member of the Arizona Cardinals, while Henry was with the Tennessee Titans, and Jackson had just finished his second season with the Baltimore Ravens.

Now, the three are teammates in Baltimore. Hopkins signed a one-year deal with the Ravens last week, joining Jackson and Henry, who signed with the Ravens last offseason.

The chance to play with Jackson and Henry, as well as play for head coach John Harbaugh, was really attractive to Hopkins when it came to choosing his new NFL home.

“Coach Harbaugh, Lamar, Derrick,” Hopkins said to the media Friday . “Derrick and I talk throughout the year, and that’s one of my best friends. He keeps it honest, so for myself, it was a couple of different things. From the head coach down, I feel like everyone, they compete, they’re dawgs, and I feel like this organization [and] this team matches who I am.”

Hopkins’ move to Baltimore reunites him with Henry, as the two played together with the Titans in 2023.

“Very excited,” Hopkins said of reuniting with Henry. “Derrick is like family. Derrick and I have a long relationship.”

As for Jackson, Hopkins recalled watching Jackson when he was at Louisville and almost led the Cardinals to a win over Clemson at Death Valley in 2016, when the Tigers went on to win the national championship.

Jackson, who won the Heisman Trophy that year, passed for 295 yards and rushed for 162 yards while totaling three touchdowns against the Tigers in a 42-36 loss.

“I was watching Lamar when he was at Louisville against Clemson… and Lamar was giving them a run for their money,” Hopkins said. “I was like, ‘Who is this guy?’ And I think I started following his career after that, because obviously I went to Clemson, and Lamar was a couple of plays away from basically single-handedly beating them, and I was like, ‘Man, this kid is going to be special.’”

Asked what impresses him the most about Jackson, Hopkins pointed to his football IQ, outside of his running ability, and noted that Jackson only three four interceptions last season while throwing for 41 touchdowns en route to his latest first-team All-Pro selection.

“It takes a very high IQ at the quarterback position for that to happen, and that’s very impressive. If you play football, you know that’s not easy to do,” Hopkins said.

“Lamar is known for running,” Hopkins added, “but watch [the] film, and I was watching YouTube highlights of this offense to kind of get familiar with it. He makes some incredible throws, and some of the interceptions as a receiver, you have to take responsibility yourself. Lamar, he knows how to thread the needle, so for myself, that was definitely a big part of the decision [to sign with Baltimore].”

Hopkins was traded from the Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs this past October and tallied 41 receptions for 437 yards and four touchdowns across 10 regular season games with the Chiefs before adding three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown over three postseason games. He got the opportunity to play in his first Super Bowl after 12 NFL seasons and caught a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Hopkins thought there was a chance he could return to Kansas City next season, but once he knew that was off the table, Baltimore topped his list of potential landing spots.

“Obviously I was in Kansas City, so we really didn’t do too much, thinking that [there was a] possibility of me being back in Kansas City,” Hopkins said. “But once we found out that I wouldn’t be back in Kansas City, we made a list, and the Ravens were the first team on my list.”

A five-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler, Hopkins has amassed 984 receptions for 12,965 yards and 83 touchdowns during his Hall of Fame-caliber career with the Houston Texans, Cardinals, Titans and Chiefs after being selected by Houston in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

The 32-year-old said he feels he “can give a lot, especially to this receivers group” in Baltimore, and “guys in the locker room as well.”

“I’m pretty sure there’s some guys who’s played in a Super Bowl, might’ve won a Super Bowl here,” he added. “But for myself, if someone asks, obviously I’m here to help and make everyone better.”