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After a breakout year in 2021, fantasy owners flocked to Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp in drafts. He was 1 of the top picks last year, but missed 8 games with an ankle injury and finished with fewer than 900 yards receiving.
He was still very productive in the 9 games that he did play, but it wasn’t the record-setting year fans saw the year prior when he had 145 receptions and 1,947 yards with 16 TDs. Will he bounce back and play more like he did in 2021 or is Kupp due for a down year?
Below, we look at Cooper Kupp‘s 2023 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
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Cooper Kupp’s ADP: 9.27
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Kupp carries an ADP of 9.27 into fantasy drafts this year, which puts him 4th among wide receivers and 8th among all players. That’s right behind Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson (9.07) and just ahead of New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley (11.64), so he’s the last player with an ADP below 10.
The 3 receivers ahead of Kupp are Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson (2.92), Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase (4.96) and Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill (8.04). Just behind Kupp at WR is the Buffalo Bills’ Stefon Diggs (11.93).
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Cooper Kupp’s 2022 stats
Games: 9
Receptions | targets: 75 | 98
Receiving yards: 812
Receiving touchdowns: 6
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Where should you draft Kupp?
Kupp was a league-winner in 2021, far outplaying his ADP that year when he set all kinds of records and won Offensive Player of the Year. He took a step back last year when he was limited to just 9 games, but he still averaged 8.3 receptions per game and 90.2 yards per game – only down a bit from his 8.5 receptions per game and 114.5 yards per game in 2021.
The Rams dumped Allen Robinson in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, so he’s not there to eat into Kupp’s targets, leaving Van Jefferson as the No. 2 receiver. Jefferson is a solid option for the Rams, but he’s not a high-volume player with a ADPof 154.06 to rank 80th among WRs, so Kupp is still going to get the bulk of the targets.
His chemistry with Matthew Stafford has been on full display the last 2 seasons and they’ve been among the best tandems since the Rams acquired the veteran QB from Detroit. It’s hard to expect Kupp to have another season like the one he enjoyed in 2021, but he deserves to be a 1st-round pick this year.
I would even feel comfortable taking him before Hill, especially in PPR leagues. Kupp deserves to be ahead of Diggs, as well, knowing the Rams are likely to be playing behind in a lot of games this season, thus forcing them to throw the ball a bunch.
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