Chargers Slot Receiver
Cooper Kupp has far outperformed his draft slot after being a third-round pick in 2017. In three seasons, he’s already caught 196 passes for 2,596 yards and 21 touchdowns. The Chargers did not use one of their wideouts as their primary slot receiver last season, choosing instead to feature versatile running back Austin Ekeler in that role.
Cooper Kupp has far outperformed his draft slot after being a third-round pick in 2017. In three seasons, he’s already caught 196 passes for 2,596 yards and 21 touchdowns. He’s one of 11 players in the NFL with at least 190 catches, 2,500 yards and 20 touchdowns in that span, and that’s with missing nine games.
Kupp stayed healthy for all 16 games this season, putting together the best year of his young career thus far. He caught 94 of the 134 passes thrown his way, gaining 1,161 yards receiving with 10 touchdown catches.
He primarily lines up in the slot, but not all of his production came from that position. With the way the Rams offense moves its receivers around, he lined up all over the formation. That being said, most of yards came inside.
There wasn’t a single receiver in the NFL with more yards from the slot this season, making Kupp the most productive in football
The peak of Kupp’s season came in Week 8 when he torched the Bengals for 220 yards on seven catches. He beat man and zone coverage in that game, pushing himself into the conversation as one of the best receivers in the league.
Since then, Kupp never reached 100 yards again and only caught 36 passes for 369 yards in his final eight games. Had he posted a similar second half as his first eight games (58 catches, 792 yards), he would’ve had a good chance to make the Pro Bowl.
Unfortunately, he cooled off and faded down the stretch as the Rams limited his playing time and went with more heavy packages on offense. That’s not to take away from the season he had, but it could’ve been even more special for the third-year receiver.
Los Angeles Chargers Slot Receiver
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- 2020 Season
Chargers Slot Receiver
| Fan Pts Agnst | Passing | Rushing | Red Zone | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Opp | Avg | Rnk | Comp | Att | Yds | Int | TD | Att | Yds | TD | RZ Touch | RZ G2G |
| TB | 23.10 | 32 | 344 | 493 | 3851 | 9 | 26 | 55 | 322 | 6 | 14 | 7 | |
New York Jets Defense vs QB | @LA | 22.34 | 31 | 345 | 486 | 3827 | 9 | 28 | 66 | 194 | 5 | 19 | 14 |
| @BAL | 21.66 | 30 | 310 | 444 | 3643 | 9 | 28 | 57 | 248 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
Seattle Seahawks Defense vs QB | @WAS | 21.35 | 29 | 363 | 539 | 4009 | 11 | 21 | 68 | 272 | 5 | 16 | 9 |
| DET | 20.90 | 27 | 345 | 525 | 3664 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 175 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
Cleveland Browns Defense vs QB | @NYG | 20.90 | 27 | 308 | 475 | 3452 | 10 | 26 | 63 | 336 | 3 | 17 | 5 |
| @TEN | 20.40 | 26 | 303 | 446 | 3584 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 126 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
Los Angeles Chargers Defense vs QB | @LV | 20.12 | 25 | 291 | 462 | 3174 | 10 | 25 | 73 | 327 | 7 | 22 | 9 |
| LAC | 19.76 | 24 | 318 | 503 | 3722 | 10 | 24 | 55 | 197 | 5 | 15 | 8 | |
Buffalo Bills Defense vs QB | @DEN | 19.66 | 23 | 304 | 461 | 3343 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 238 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| @IND | 19.55 | 22 | 308 | 446 | 3510 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 118 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
Dallas Cowboys Defense vs QB | SF | 19.22 | 21 | 262 | 403 | 2865 | 5 | 27 | 59 | 273 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| @GB | 19.10 | 20 | 330 | 477 | 3389 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 167 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Baltimore Ravens Defense vs QB | JAX | 18.63 | 19 | 326 | 503 | 3246 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 211 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| BUF | 18.55 | 18 | 299 | 453 | 3068 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 318 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense vs QB | @ATL | 18.23 | 17 | 341 | 491 | 3520 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 227 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| PIT | 18.02 | 16 | 284 | 449 | 3308 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 139 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Minnesota Vikings Defense vs QB | CHI | 17.89 | 15 | 302 | 461 | 3453 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 127 | - | 5 | 1 |
| @NO | 17.77 | 14 | 284 | 455 | 3104 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 268 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
Philadelphia Eagles Defense vs QB | @ARI | 17.73 | 13 | 292 | 431 | 3151 | 4 | 19 | 65 | 364 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| PHI | 17.63 | 12 | 305 | 465 | 3186 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 316 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
Chicago Bears Defense vs QB | @MIN | 17.04 | 11 | 283 | 451 | 3217 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 179 | - | 11 | 4 |
| @DAL | 16.65 | 9 | 270 | 416 | 2877 | 11 | 21 | 78 | 334 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
Washington Football Team Defense vs QB | SEA | 16.65 | 9 | 279 | 440 | 2941 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 268 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| CAR | 16.47 | 8 | 281 | 433 | 3162 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 165 | - | 6 | 1 | |
Miami Dolphins Defense vs QB | NE | 16.28 | 7 | 281 | 445 | 3440 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 281 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| HOU | 15.82 | 6 | 274 | 428 | 3105 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 195 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |
New York Giants Defense vs QB | CLE | 15.79 | 5 | 314 | 468 | 3395 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 154 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| KC | 15.58 | 4 | 261 | 423 | 2930 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 174 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
New England Patriots Defense vs QB | @MIA | 15.24 | 3 | 260 | 394 | 2967 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 254 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| @CIN | 13.95 | 2 | 253 | 451 | 2939 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 258 | - | 12 | 5 | |
Los Angeles Rams Defense vs QB | NYJ | 13.16 | 1 | 286 | 458 | 2777 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 200 | 3 | 13 | 8 |