It certainly feels like the Titans lost the DeAndre Hopkins trade

The Titans traded Hopkins to the Chiefs in October.

Well, it's official. The Tennessee Titans will only receive a fifth-round pick in the DeAndre Hopkins trade rather than the hoped-for fourth-round pick. This is because Hopkins played less than 50% of regular-season snaps with the Kansas City Chiefs, an agreement when the deal was made back in October.

The Titans traded Hopkins in late October after it was clear they weren't going anywhere in 2024. They sent him to Kansas City with the agreement that if he played more than 60% of the snaps and the Chiefs reached Super Bowl LIX, the Titans would receive a fourth-rounder. Now it won't matter if Kansas City gets to the Super Bowl or not since Hopkins didn't play the required number of snaps.

Some might see Hopkins not playing more than the required number of snaps and think that means he was a bust for his new team but that hasn't been the case for anyone who watched Chiefs games this season. In 10 games (and five starts), Hopkins finished his Chiefs regular-season tenure with 41 catches for 437 yards and four trips into the end zone. It's also clear that Hopkins has helped the other guys on the Chiefs roster, as Xavier Worthy has balled out since Hopkins arrived in KC.

Did the Titans lose the DeAndre Hopkins trade with the Chiefs?

While it might still be too early to officially call this trade a win for the Chiefs and a loss for the Titans, it feels as though it's trending in that direction. The Chiefs got plenty of production from Hopkins and didn't even need him for more snaps. His presence also helped the other players on the team and helped get KC the number one seed in the AFC.

Meanwhile, all the Titans are getting back in return is a fifth-round draft pick. Unless the Titans go on to find an absolute baller in the fifth round (which is certainly possible), it's likely this trade will go down as a win for Kansas City and a loss for Tennessee since the Titans didn't get the most bang for their buck in the deal.

This isn't the first time the Chiefs have recently looked to fleece the Titans in a trade either, as the L'Jarius Sneed deal hasn't gone according to plan for Tennessee since landing the cornerback in a trade last offseason. Sneed started just five games for the Titans in 2024. Maybe it's time for Tennessee to stop doing business with the Kansas City Chiefs.