Cooper Kupp isn’t widely considered one of the NFL’s best wide receivers – not yet, at least. However, he is deserving of being placed in that second tier of players after am 1,161-yard, 10-touchdown season in 2019.
His peers recognized his talent on the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2020 list by voting him the 89th-best player in the league, and executives are taking notice, too. ESPN polled executives across the NFL to find out who are the most underrated players in the league.
Kupp was among them, getting praise from an NFL coach who said the Rams receiver rarely has a matchup that doesn’t favor him.
“Show me a matchup that’s been unfavorable for him,” one NFL head coach said. “I know DBs are always concerned about him. He rarely goes down on first contact, makes the most of his speed. He’ll show a lot this year.”
Kupp wasn’t voted one of the 10 best receivers in the NFL when ESPN originally polled executives to rank players at each position. He didn’t get enough votes to land in the next three spots, either. However, he’s rising the ranks as a highly productive slot receiver, which should continue in 2021 after last year’s breakout season.
He was the only Ram to make the list of the most underrated players in the league, but hopefully next year he’ll be ranked in the top 10 at wideout.
