The Patriots added safety Jabrill Peppers to their injury report Saturday.

He is officially questionable for the season opener with a hip injury.

Peppers’ potential absence would be a big blow to the Pats’ secondary. Last year, Peppers was one of their best players on either side of the ball, racking up 78 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble and one sack. Behind him, the Pats could turn to free-agent addition Jaylinn Hawkins or undrafted rookie Dell Pettus.

Pettus forced his way onto the roster with a solid training camp, while Hawkins regularly repped with the first and second-team defenses. Hawkins played for the Falcons and Chargers last season, primarily in a special teams role. He flashed some in training camp and would project to start next to Kyle Dugger in the team’s top defense.