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Cooper Kupp — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 7.27 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 187.2, usage worth 8.4.

33 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 187.2
Consensus across 3 books, standard deviation 37.4, 67.6 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on cbs.
SLEEPER230.2
ESPN168.8
UNDERDOG209.7
CBS162.6
FFA232

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 16, pick 7 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR145
ADP standard deviation37.4 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 93.6 points, 5.7 per game — 33.9 catches, 417 yards, 3 TDs. That is WR6, 222 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 3.5 points per game to a ceiling of 8.2, with the median at 5.7. Boom rate 44%, bust rate 40%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 187.2 on consensus and our board has him 222. We rank him 34.8 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Seattle Seahawks returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing rb1, oc. Sam Darnold at quarterback, Mike Macdonald as head coach, Brian Fleury calling it. The offense projects to 30.4 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 28.4 rushes.

In: Rashid Shaheed (wr2), Emmanuel Henderson Jr (wr6), Levi Wentz (wr7), Jadarian Price (rb1), Emmanuel Wilson (rb3). Out: Rasheed Shaheed (wr2), Kenneth Walker III (rb1), Zach Charbonett (rb2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 15.3%, with a bear case of 14% and a bull case of 16.8% and a full range of 12% to 20.7%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Jaxon Smith-Njigba27.3%
Cooper Kupp 15.3%
AJ Barner11.9%
Rashid Shaheed10.8%
Jadarian Price9%
Emmanuel Henderson Jr6.2%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: High powered offense that SHOULD be ok without OC Klint Kubiak (could possibly be a concern). Capable of putting up 40 points any game.

Key additions: Extended WR Rashid Shaheed on 3 year deal. Signed RB Emmanuel Wilson from Packers in free agency (HIGHLY CAPABLE BACKUP), Drafted RB Jadarian Price in the 1st round from ND.

Key departures: SuperBowl MVP RB Kenneth Walker III left for Chiefs in free agency. OC Klint Kubiak left to become Raiders HC this offseason.

Notes: RB Price round 1 RB. with Charbonnet recovering from torn ACL. Lose OC Kubiak to Raiders. JSN top dynasty asset (ELITE). Shaheed could see expanded role in 2026 with full offseason with team. Charbonnet has never truly broken out & torn ACL places concern on productivity when back from injury. Signed RB Emmanuel Wilson in free agency & he could really hurt Price production early (this is a real concern). Cooper Kupp is dust & totally cooked. Tory Horton could be a break out candidate in 2026. Darnold needs to be rostered in all formats & decent low end QB1 with a high powered offense.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Sam Darnold returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (28.2 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30.4 att/g; New OC Brian Fleury — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for WRs age ~30, prior share 20.7%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 11.9%, p25-p75 [8.3%, 15.9%], tails [3.1%, 26.2%]. Closest comps: Brandin Cooks 2023→2024 (DAL: 18.5%→16.6%); Jarvis Landry 2022→2023 (NO: 24.4%→0.0%); A.J. Green 2021→2022 (ARI: 16.8%→9.6%).

self-anchored 58% to own 20.7% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 11.9%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: SEA rates 25 against a league average of 23, 2 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+0.6 · neutral
Weeks 1–6-0.2 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+1.1 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-9.6 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20244Jordan Whittington+11.1

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -38% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-crash. The base rate that applies: after a -25% crash, WRs recover only 15% of the time (keep falling 85%).

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Tyler Lockett20247.175%-33.8%
Tyler Lockett202311.964%-28.6%
Amari Cooper20249.455%-35.8%
Tyler Boyd20245.255%-37.2%
Amari Cooper202315.153%-18.9%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 5 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 75% across the series, peaking at 6,607.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 3, pick 69 by LAR
CollegeEastern Washington
Age at draft24
Height6′2″
Weight204 lb
40-yard dash4.62s
Vertical31″
Broad jump116″
3-cone6.75s
Shuttle4.08s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game15.1
Week-to-week variation0.6
Boom rate12.7%
Bust rate22.2%
Games missed per season0.8
Injury historyAnkle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.02

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · SEA · 16 games

His best game was Week 2 against PIT — 16 PPR on 9 targets and a 30% target share, in a game that finished 31-17. His worst was Week 17 against CAR at 1.6, on 3 targets, final score 27-10. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.9; in the 7 decided by more, 7.7. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.4 points per game. He scored 7.27, 3.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SF13-173.52315013.6%88%
2PIT31-17167990030%69%
3NO44-135.12331015%54%
4ARI23-206.64526020.8%74%
5TB35-3811.96959026.5%89%
6JAX20-12122340112.5%71%
7HOU27-192.2113203.4%75%
10ARI44-229.42274016.7%53%
11LA19-215.33723016.7%81%
12TEN30-244.42424016%77%
13MIN26-05.43424017.4%76%
14ATL37-911.52335110%69%
15IND18-169.65746021.2%75%
16LA38-376.93439012.9%93%
17CAR27-101.6136011.5%88%
18SF13-34.92329011.5%77%

Production

Receptions47
Targets70
Receiving yards593
Touchdowns2
Points per game7.27
Yards per target8.47
Catch rate67.14%

Role

Snap share75.56%
Target share15.98%
Air-yards share14.24%
WOPR0.34
RACR1.862

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.4
Yards after catch per reception6.2
Yards before catch per reception6.4
Total YAC293
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted85
Receiving EPA per game0.48

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share19%
End-zone target share16.7%
Expected receiving TDs3.23
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-0.23

Who else ate

The offense threw it 481 times. He took 15.38% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba35.82%
Cooper Kupp 15.38%
A.J. Barner14.95%
Kenneth Walker7.91%
Rashid Shaheed5.71%
Elijah Arroyo5.71%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 28.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.6 in those and 6.93 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · LA · 12 games

His best game was Week 1 against DET — 32 PPR on 21 targets and a 43.8% target share, in a game that finished 20-26. His worst was Week 15 against SF at 0, on 3 targets, final score 12-6. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 15.7; in the 4 decided by more, 12.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.7 points per game. He scored 14.58, 0.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DET20-26321421110143.8%100%
2ARI10-417.74637022.2%52%
8MIN30-2016.15851123.5%58%
9SEA26-2021.41114104033.3%92%
10MIA15-23157780015.9%90%
11NE28-2228.6610106237%71%
12PHI20-372081160132.4%95%
13NO21-144.73617026.1%91%
14BUF44-4220.25892126.7%83%
15SF12-60030011.5%85%
16NYJ19-95.43324015.8%77%
17ARI13-93.91329010.7%84%

Production

Receptions67
Targets100
Receiving yards710
Carries2
Rushing yards10
Touchdowns6
Points per game14.58
Yards per target7.1
Catch rate67%
Yards per carry5

Role

Snap share81.5%
Target share24.91%
Air-yards share26.14%
WOPR0.558
RACR0.931

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.5
Yards after catch per reception4
Yards before catch per reception6.6
Total YAC269
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted107.5
Receiving EPA per game0.32
Rushing EPA per game0.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share12.8%
End-zone target share15.8%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs3.43
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck0.57
Expected rushing TDs0.04

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game20 of 51
Yards per target42 of 51
Target share25 of 51
Air-yards share36 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 559 times. He took 18.48% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Puka Nacua19.59%
Cooper Kupp 18.48%
Demarcus Robinson11.83%
Tutu Atwell11.46%
Colby Parkinson9.06%
Tyler Johnson7.58%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 12 games were blowouts, 15.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.85 in those and 15.73 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · LA · 12 games

His best game was Week 6 against ARI — 27.8 PPR on 9 targets and a 42.9% target share, in a game that finished 26-9. His worst was Week 11 against SEA at 2.1, on 1 targets, final score 17-16. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.9; in the 6 decided by more, 13.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.7 points per game. He scored 13.7, 3.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 5.5 expected, a gap of -1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
5PHI14-2319.8812118035.3%95%
6ARI26-927.879148142.9%100%
7PIT17-246.92729025.9%100%
8DAL20-436.141021031.3%100%
9GB3-206.82748025.9%84%
11SEA17-162.1111103.4%27%
12ARI37-144.83518016.1%88%
13CLE36-1915.96839123.5%98%
14BAL31-3725.5810115125.6%97%
15WAS28-2025.188111125%100%
16NO30-2210.961252037.5%100%
17NYG26-2512.74627117.6%98%

Production

Receptions59
Targets95
Receiving yards737
Carries1
Rushing yards-3
Touchdowns5
Points per game13.7
Yards per target7.76
Catch rate62.11%
Yards per carry-3

Role

Snap share90.58%
Target share25.83%
Air-yards share26.32%
WOPR0.572
RACR1.076

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.3
Yards after catch per reception5.5
Yards before catch per reception7
Total YAC322
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted90.5
Receiving EPA per game0.81
Rushing EPA per game-0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets23
Red-zone target share28%
End-zone target share29%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs5.5
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck-1.5
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game22 of 51
Yards per target33 of 51
Target share15 of 51
Air-yards share35 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 583 times. He took 17.12% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Puka Nacua28.83%
Cooper Kupp 17.12%
Tyler Higbee12.61%
Tutu Atwell12.07%
Kyren Williams8.65%
Demarcus Robinson7.03%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Matthew Stafford118814.337.8325.83%
Brett Rypien176.86.8625.9%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 12 games were blowouts, 37.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.28 in those and 13.87 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · LA · 9 games

His best game was Week 1 against BUF — 31.8 PPR on 15 targets and a 36.6% target share, in a game that finished 10-31. His worst was Week 10 against ARI at 2.9, on 5 targets, final score 17-27. Across 9 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 25; in the 6 decided by more, 21.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.6 points per game. He scored 22.38, 20.3% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BUF10-3131.8131512800136.6%100%
2ATL31-2731.8111410800240%98%
3ARI20-1216.44644120124%100%
4SF9-2426.2141912200039.6%100%
5DAL10-2225.971012514123.8%98%
6CAR24-1016.77880217025.8%97%
8SF14-3122.981279210137.5%95%
9TB13-1626.88912731134.6%100%
10ARI17-272.935-100013.5%67%

Production

Receptions75
Targets98
Receiving yards812
Carries9
Rushing yards52
Touchdowns7
Points per game22.38
Yards per target8.29
Catch rate76.53%
Yards per carry5.78

Role

Snap share95%
Target share30.6%
Air-yards share36.1%
WOPR0.711
RACR1.149

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.2
Yards after catch per reception5.6
Yards before catch per reception5.2
Total YAC422
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted103.8
Receiving EPA per game1.82
Rushing EPA per game0.15

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share16.2%
End-zone target share20.7%
Red-zone carry share1.8%
Expected receiving TDs3.04
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck0.96
Expected rushing TDs0.06

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game1 of 51
Yards per target27 of 51
Target share2 of 51
Air-yards share13 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 529 times. He took 18.99% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tyler Higbee20.93%
Cooper Kupp 18.99%
Ben Skowronek11.82%
Allen Robinson10.08%
Van Jefferson8.53%
Tutu Atwell6.78%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Matthew Stafford89324.818.7432.74%
John Wolford152.9-0.213.5%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 9 games were blowouts, 27.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 27.35 in those and 25 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · LA · 17 games

His best game was Week 7 against DET — 37.6 PPR on 13 targets and a 31.7% target share, in a game that finished 28-19. His worst was Week 4 against ARI at 11.4, on 13 targets, final score 20-37. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 14 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 26; in the 11 decided by more, 25.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.2 points per game. He scored 25.85, 37.4% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 18 against 12.43 expected, a gap of 5.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI34-1423.8710108138.5%94%
2IND27-2436.8911163237.9%100%
3TB34-2430.691296231.6%82%
4ARI20-3711.451364031.7%96%
5SEA26-1716.271092028.6%88%
6NYG38-1134912130240%83%
7DET28-1937.61013156231.7%97%
8HOU38-2224.579115126.5%87%
9TEN16-2820.5111395027.7%100%
10SF10-3123.21113122031%100%
12GB28-3618.671096025.6%100%
13JAX37-726.9810129127%94%
14ARI30-2331.31315123150%90%
15SEA20-1034.7913136244.8%94%
16MIN30-2321.31013109035.1%97%
17BAL20-1921.56795120%100%
18SF24-2726.677118121.9%98%

Production

Receptions145
Targets191
Receiving yards1,947
Carries4
Rushing yards18
Touchdowns16
Points per game25.85
Yards per target10.19
Catch rate75.92%
Yards per carry4.5

Role

Snap share94.12%
Target share32.33%
Air-yards share33.12%
WOPR0.715
RACR1.291

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.6
Yards after catch per reception5.8
Yards before catch per reception7.6
Total YAC846
Broken tackles10
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted124.8
Receiving EPA per game6.64
Rushing EPA per game-0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets48
Red-zone target share35.3%
End-zone target share31.7%
Red-zone carry share1%
Expected receiving TDs12.43
Actual receiving TDs18
Receiving TD luck5.57
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game1 of 48
Yards per target4 of 48
Target share1 of 48
Air-yards share16 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 606 times. He took 31.73% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Cooper Kupp 31.73%
Van Jefferson14.78%
Tyler Higbee14.12%
Robert Woods11.46%
Odell Beckham7.97%
Darrell Henderson6.64%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 27.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 23.86 in those and 26.02 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · LA · 15 games

His best game was Week 3 against BUF — 25.7 PPR on 10 targets and a 32.3% target share, in a game that finished 32-35. His worst was Week 6 against SF at 4.1, on 9 targets, final score 16-24. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.3; in the 7 decided by more, 15. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15 points per game. He scored 14.05, 7.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 2 against 3.5 expected, a gap of -1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL20-1784540017.9%85%
2PHI37-19155681023.1%86%
3BUF32-3525.7910107132.3%90%
4NYG17-917.75769121.9%86%
5WAS30-1011.65866027.6%82%
6SF16-244.13911024.3%92%
7CHI24-1011.96643019.4%86%
8MIA17-28221120110035.1%97%
10SEA23-16105750019.4%53%
11TB27-2425.51113145026.5%72%
12SF20-236.12541016.7%89%
13ARI38-2815.38973020.5%65%
14NE24-314.35533120.8%62%
15NYJ20-238.95539016.7%81%
16SEA9-2014.68966022%80%

Production

Receptions92
Targets124
Receiving yards974
Carries4
Rushing yards33
Touchdowns3
Points per game14.05
Yards per target7.85
Catch rate74.19%
Yards per carry8.25

Role

Snap share80.4%
Target share22.95%
Air-yards share21.13%
WOPR0.492
RACR1.629

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.3
Yards after catch per reception5.7
Yards before catch per reception4.9
Total YAC525
Broken tackles12
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted94.6
Receiving EPA per game1.89
Rushing EPA per game0.15

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share22%
End-zone target share21.1%
Expected receiving TDs3.5
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-1.5

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game26 of 51
Yards per target33 of 51
Target share23 of 51
Air-yards share44 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 590 times. He took 22.06% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Robert Woods22.95%
Cooper Kupp 22.06%
Josh Reynolds14.41%
Gerald Everett11.03%
Tyler Higbee10.68%
Malcolm Brown5.87%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 15 games were blowouts, 19.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13.63 in those and 13.25 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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