Cooper Kupp has logged dominant statistics for three straight years and decided to finish his Eastern Washington career in 2016 with his younger brother on the team, passing on the NFL Draft a year early. As a result, Kupp is earmarked as one of the top metric prospects of the 2017 wide receiver class. Here is a look at Kupp’s projection model profile and early comparable prospects:
Cooper Kupp: Metric Preview
Whether raw production or market share-based, Cooper Kupp’s numbers are eye-popping. He has accrued 122 yards per game for his career and nearly 1.5 touchdowns per contest. On the market share end, Kupp has three straight seasons of at least 20% above the age baseline. With 56 career touchdowns, Kupp is already in the top-5 of the projection database…with a season to go. It is highly likely Kupp finishes his career as the top scorer since 1999 for wide receivers.
On the physical side, Kupp was gracious enough to correspond with me on twitter, confirming his measurements – a hearty 217 pounds – and a 40 time in the low-to-mid-4.5s. The biggest question mark for small school prospects is their size and athleticism. At 217 pounds and in the mid-4.5 range Kupp alleviates the concern.
Current Scores
+42% Size
+7% Athleticism
+89% Production
Comparable Prospects
- Hakeem Nicks
- Davante Adams
- David Boston
- <Tier Break>
- Jordan Harris
- Cooper Kupp
- Michael Crabtree
- D’Wayne Bates
- <Tier Break>
- Mike Williams (Syracuse)
- DeAndre Hopkins
For the hyper-productive and average-level athlete, this is the ideal list of comparable prospects. Kupp will need to confirm his athleticism next offseason or downshift in comparable scope to historical prospects like Dwayne Jarrett or Aaron Mellette.
