Cooper Kupp

Cooper Douglas Kupp (born June 15, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Washington, where he won the Walter Payton Award as a junior, and was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Kupp had a breakout season in 2021 when he became the fourth player since the AFL-NFL Merger to lead the league in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He received the Offensive Player of the Year Award and was the MVP of Super Bowl LVI.

Cooper Kupp’s Early Life and Background

Kupp was born in Yakima, Washington. Kupp attended and graduated from Davis High School in Yakima in 2012 where he was a two-sport athlete in football and basketball for the Pirates athletic teams. A two-way All-State selection, he earned first-team 4A All-State honors as a defensive back and honorable mention accolades as a wide receiver from the Associated Press, as selected by sportswriters and broadcasters. Kupp was also named by the Seattle Times as a "White Chip" selection, as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Kupp was a unanimous first-team All-Columbia Basin Big Nine League wide receiver and defensive back at Davis. He finished his senior season with 60 receptions for 1,059 yards (17.7 per catch) and 18 touchdowns and scored 22 total touchdowns to set a school record. He also had 11 rushes for 122 yards and two touchdowns as he helped Davis come one game away from a berth in the Washington State 4A Playoffs. He was also a three-year letter winner in basketball. He led Davis to a 23–2 record and won the State 4A Tournament championship during his senior year for the Pirates.

Cooper Kupp College Career

Kupp attended Eastern Washington University, where he signed to play for coach Beau Baldwin's Eastern Washington Eagles football team in 2012 and redshirted that year. Kupp would eventually be named Eastern's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. In 2013, Kupp entered his redshirt freshman year as a starter at wide receiver. Kupp set national freshman records for receiving yards (1,691), total touchdown catches (21), consecutive games with a touchdown catch (14), and receptions (93). He was named to the All-Big Sky Conference First-team and recipient of the first-ever Freshman of the Year Award. He was also honored with the Jerry Rice Award and was named first-team All-American, becoming the first freshman wide receiver since Randy Moss in 1996. Kupp was also given the 2013 FCS Wide Receiver Award, following in the footsteps of fellow Eagle, Brandon Kaufman from the year prior. Kupp finished his sophomore season with 104 catches for 1,431 yards and 16 touchdowns in 13 games and doubled up on his First-team All-American and All-Big Sky Conference. In the 2015 season, Kupp finished the season with 114 catches for 1,642 yards and 19 touchdowns in 11 games. Kupp broke the Big Sky single-season record for catches with 114, which ranks ninth most all-time in FCS single-season history. Kupp was named a first-team All-Big Sky Conference wide receiver for the third-straight year and was also named the league's Offensive Most Valuable Player. On November 30, 2015, Kupp announced that he would return for his senior season after speculation that he was considering entering the 2016 NFL Draft. He was poised to break nearly every major FCS career receiving a record mark during his final collegiate season. In the 2016 season, he finished with 117 receptions for 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns. At the end of Kupp's college career, his 428 career receptions and 6,464 total receiving yards are the most in FCS history. Moreover, Kupp's 6,464 yards eclipsed Scott Pingel's all-division NCAA record set in 1999, while also ranking first in total receiving touchdowns in FCS history.

Who Drafted Cooper Kupp?

Kupp attended the 2017 Senior Bowl and made two receptions for 14 yards for the North, who lost 16–15 to the South. Kupp's performance at the Senior Bowl elevated his draft stock. On March 28, 2017, he opted to participate in Eastern Washington's pro day where he attempted all of the combine drills but skipped the bench press and broad jump. Kupp shortened his time in the short shuttle to 6.53s and performed positional drills for scouts and team representatives. After the pre-draft process, Kupp was projected to be a second or third-round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. The Los Angeles Rams selected Kupp in the third round (69th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Kupp was the seventh wide receiver drafted in 2017 and became the second-highest pick in Eastern Washington's school history, only behind Michael Roos who the Tennessee Titans took in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Cooper Kupp’s NFL Journey

Apart from an All-Rookie Team selection in his rookie season, Cooper enjoyed a relatively pedestrian career before a career renaissance in 2021. After breaking a bevy of records in a single season, and sweeping his way through multiple award brackets, Kupp has established himself as one of the best Wide Receivers in the league currently. Perhaps a more clear and accurate description of his meteoric rise is best evidenced by his standings amongst his peers. After being ranked 89th by fellow contemporaries in 2020, he took a sizeable jump to be ranked 4th in 2022.

Cooper Kupp teams

Los Angeles Rams (2017-Present)

On June 9, 2017, the Rams signed Kupp to a four-year, $3.83 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $954,760.Kupp made his NFL debut in the Rams' season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and recorded four receptions for 76 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff, marking the first of his career during the Rams' 46–9 victory. By December, Kupp was a full-time starter at wide receiver and ended his rookie season in 2017 with 62 receptions for 869 yards and five touchdowns. On January 6, 2018, Kupp appeared in his first career playoff game and made eight receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown as the Rams lost by a score of 26–13 to the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC Wild Card Game. For his play, Kupp was named to the 2017 All-Rookie Team. Due to an injury derailing most of his season, Kupp played in just eight games in 2018, totaling 40 receptions for 566 yards and six touchdowns. Kupp finished the 2019 season with 94 receptions for 1,161 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led the team in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns while being tied with Mark Andrews for second most in the NFL. On September 12, 2020, Kupp signed a three-year, $48 million contract extension with the Rams, including $35.1 million guaranteed. Kupp finished the 2020 season with 92 receptions for 974 yards and three touchdowns and led the team in receptions as well as receiving yards.

Kupp's performance throughout the 2021 season was one of the greatest statistical receiving seasons in NFL history. With the addition of Matthew Stafford in the offseason, Kupp started the season on a high note. In the Rams' 12–5 season, Kupp set numerous franchise single-season receiving records, which resulted in Pro Bowl and First-team All-Pro honors. He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for both September and October. Kupp's 145 receptions for 1,947 yards were both franchise records, and his 16 touchdowns finished second to Elroy Hirsch's 17 in 1951. For the 2021 season, Kupp earned the receiving triple crown, becoming the first player since Steve Smith Sr. in 2005 to lead the league in receptions, receiving touchdowns, and receiving yards. Kupp's 1,947 yards finished second in NFL history to Calvin Johnson's 1,964 in 2012, while his 145 receptions were second only to Michael Thomas' 149 in 2019. For all of his heroics, Kupp was somehow, better in the playoffs. He started off with a strong 5 reception for 61 yards and a touchdown game in the Wild Card Round, before improving on those numbers with a nine reception, 183 yards, and one touchdown Divisional Round performance. Kupp proved instrumental in the win as he set up the game-winning field goal with a pivotal 44-yard reception. In the NFC Championship Game, Cooper recorded 11 receptions for 142 yards along with two touchdowns to bring the Los Angeles Rams back to the Super Bowl. Kupp scored his first career Super Bowl touchdown in Super Bowl LVI before running for seven yards on a critical 4th-and-1 play that would go on to be the game-winning drive for the Rams. His game-winning touchdown earned him Super Bowl MVP honors. Kupp's 33 receptions over four playoff games set a new NFL record for a single postseason, while his 478 yards and six touchdowns ranked second in league playoff history behind Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

On June 9, 2022, Kupp signed a three-year, $80 million contract extension with the Rams.

Championships and Rings Won by Cooper Kupp

After taking off as one of the premier WRs in the game, Kupp has already delivered postseason success with a Super Bowl and a Super Bowl MVP under his belt.

Cooper Kupp’s Super Bowl Championship Rings

Player Awards and Honors

Cooper Kupp NFL Records

• Most yards from scrimmage by a wide receiver in a single season – 1,965 (2021)

• Most receiving yards by a wide receiver in a single season including postseason – 2,425 (2021)

• Most yards from scrimmage by a wide receiver in a single season including postseason – 2,458 (2021)

• First receiver ever with 2,000+ receiving yards combined in regular season and postseason

• Most consecutive games with 90+ receiving yards – 13 (2021)

• Most games with 90+ receiving yards in a single season – 16 (2021)

• Most receptions in a single postseason – 33 (2021)

Los Angeles Rams franchise records

• Most receptions in a single season – 145 (2021)

• Most receiving yards in a single season – 1,947 (2021)

College records

• College football all-division career leader in receiving yards (6,464)

• NCAA FCS career leader in receiving touchdowns (73) and receptions (428)

Cooper Kupp's Net Worth

The wide receiver has an estimated net worth of $15 million as of 2021. As of 2022, Kupp has an estimated net worth of $18 million and a salary of $16 million.

Cooper Kupp Contract

Cooper Kupp’s current contract with the Los Angeles Rams is set to earn him around $26.7 million per year. After signing a 3-year $80 million contract extension in June 2022, Kupp is guaranteed $75 million by the end of his contract.

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Cooper Kupp family

Kupp was born in Yakima, Washington. He is the grandson of Jake Kupp, an NFL offensive lineman, and the son of Craig Kupp, an NFL quarterback. His family is one of only five in NFL history to have three generations selected in the NFL draft. His younger brother, Ketner Kupp, also played at Eastern Washington and was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent in 2019, participating in training camp and preseason games, but was released during the final roster cutdown. His grandfather played from 1964–75 as a guard with Dallas, the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, and the New Orleans Saints. Named to the NFL All-Rookie team, he later was a five-time captain for the Saints. He was named to the franchise's 25-year All-Time Team and was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1991.

Kupp developed a close friendship with former Rams quarterback Jared Goff while living with him for a few weeks after the draft. They practiced on their own time together, watched films, studied defensive schemes, and learned the playbook. Kupp has been described as a devout Christian.

While a senior in high school, Kupp met his girlfriend and future wife Anna Croskrey. The couple married in June 2015. They have two sons. The family lives in Westlake Village, California during the season and in Wilsonville, Oregon during the offseason.