04/28/17: Drafted by L.A. Rams (3rd round, 69th overall)
11/19/18: Placed on IR (knee)
09/12/20: Re-signed by L.A. Rams
03/16/21: Re-signed by L.A. Rams
06/09/22: Re-signed by L.A. Rams
11/17/22: Placed on IR (ankle)
06/13/23: Re-signed by L.A. Rams
09/09/23: Placed on IR (hamstring)
10/07/23: Activated from reserve
03/12/25: Released by L.A. Rams
03/18/25: Signed by Seattle as a FA
• Tallied 67 receptions for 710 yards and six touchdowns in 2024. He became the first player in NFL history to record 600-plus receptions, 7,500-plus receiving yards and 50-plus touchdown receptions in a player's first 100 career games. In Week 13, Kupp recorded the most receptions (625) in a player's first 100 games. He also climbed to third in Rams history in receiving touchdowns (57) and receptions (634) in franchise history. Ranks second in Rams history with eight games of 100 yards and at least two touchdowns, third with 36 100-yard games and fourth with 7,776 yards.
• Named the Rams nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2023.
• During the Rams Super Bowl-winning season in 2021, became the fourth player in NFL history (Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Smith) to win the Receiving Triple Crown, as he led the league with 145 receptions, 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. His reception and yardage totals rank second in NFL history for a single-season.
• His eight-catch, 92-yard and two-touchdown performance in Super Bowl LVI vs. Cincinnati, including the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter, earned him Super Bowl LVI MVP honors. He also earned AP first-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl and AP Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2021. In the Rams' four postseason wins in 2021, he set a postseason record in receptions (33) for 478 yards and six touchdowns. His postseason receiving yards rank second behind Larry Fitzgerald when he recorded 564 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 2018.
• Led the Rams in receptions (94) and was second in receiving yards (1,161) in 2019. His 2019 campaign marked his first regular season with over 1,000 receiving yards.
• Led the Rams in receiving yards (869) and ranked second in receptions (62) in his rookie season of 2017.
HONORS: 2021: Super Bowl LVI MVP, AP All-Pro (first-team), AP Offensive Player of the Year, NFC Pro Bowl; 2017: PFWA All-Rookie Team.
COLLEGE: Was a consensus FCS All-American for four-straight seasons and earned First-Team All-America honors on all eight 2016 teams announced. He had a total of 30 All-America honors in four seasons (all first-team, including nine in 2013, six in 2014, seven in 2015 and eight in 2016). He earned 14 different national player of the year accolades and was a three-time Academic All-America selection. In 2016, Kupp became the first wide receiver and just the fourth player overall in the 54-year history of the Big Sky Conference to earn First-Team All-Big Sky honors four seasons. In 2015, Kupp became only the second wide receiver in 42 years to capture the Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP Award, then became one of only 10 repeat winners in league history in 2016. Kupp was also a two-time team co-captain, honored four times on the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team and was twice selected as an Academic All-Star by the FCS Athletic Director's Association. He was honored as Big Sky Conference Player of the Week six times in his career – four times on offense and twice on special teams. He established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records in his illustrious 52-game Eastern career (all as a starter), and added a collegiate all-division mark. His 6,464 yards, 428 receptions, 73 touchdown catches, 124.3 average yards per game and 1.40 average touchdowns per game were all FCS records
PERSONAL: Attended Davis High School where he was a two-way all-state selection and earned First-Team 4A All-State honors as a defensive back and honorable mention accolades as a wide receiver from the Associated Press. Kupp finished his senior season with 60 receptions for 1,059 yards (17.7 avg.) and 18 touchdowns. He scored 22 total touchdowns to set a school record. His parents are Craig and Karin Kupp, who were both inducted into the Pacific Lutheran University Hall of Fame in 2003. His father was a fifth-round draft pick by the New York Giants in 1990 and played in 1991 for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. His grandfather, Jake Kupp, was an offensive lineman for the University of Washington and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1964 NFL Draft and played from 1964-75 with stints with the Washington, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. He was named to the NFL All-Rookie team and was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1991. Cooper earned his bachelor's degree in economics. He and his wife, Anna, have one son.
