![]() ![]() If you look at the most recent players to have 70 receptions in their rookie season – Keenan Allen, Kelvin Benjamin, Amari Cooper, Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham – you’ll notice that they very often do play the role of the “home run” guy. Cooper Kupp is your safety valve already.” Mike Williams is that Julio Jones, big picture guy. He might not go 80 yards, but John Ross is a homerun hitter. ![]() He seems like the perfect safety net for a young quarterback because you know he’s not gonna screw up that route. “Jared Goff needs to throw the ball to somebody and this guy is a precise route-runner. According to Pro Football Reference, there have only been 16 rookie wide receivers to ever catch that many passes in their first season in the NFL. Let me just put into perspective for you just how hard it is for a rookie receiver to have 70 receptions. I think he’s going to have 70 catches this year.” ![]() ![]() I’m going to even throw a number out there. This was the sixth receiver taken in this year’s draft… but I think he’s going to lead all rookies in catches. I don’t care that he went in the third round, I don’t care that everyone’s ‘oohing’ and ‘aahing’ over Corey Davis and John Ross and Mike Williams an Zay Jones and JuJu and all these guys. “Eastern Washington…stole everyone’s hearts at the Senior Bowl…here’s my bold prediction: This guy’s gonna lead all rookies in receptions. “This is the cat that I’m excited for,” said Schrager. If his skills translate to the NFL, he’s poised to be an excellent addition to what is hopefully a diverse and multi-faceted offense under Sean McVay.ĭoes any of that make him the the kind of player that could have 70 receptions in his rookie season? Good Morning Football’s Peter Schrager believes that it does. In a “bold predictions” segment on the NFL Network morning show, Schrager said that it will be Kupp who finishes this season as the most prolific rookie pass-catcher. Cooper Kupp is a third-round draft pick out of an FCS school in the Big Sky Conference with undeniable hands and a knack for route-running. ![]()
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