Cooper Kupp Week 13 Outlook - Rams at Cardinals

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 3rd 2020, 10:39am EST

We've watched Kupp's targets vary anywhere from five to 20 targets this season, which has made him a bit inconsistent to rely on as a WR2, but he's still reached double-digit PPR points in 8-of-11 games, giving him a decent floor, and we've seen his upside (three 100-yard games this year). Of the fantasy production the Cardinals allow to opposing skill-position players, wide receivers make up 55.7 percent of it, which ranks as the third-highest mark in the league. The best news for Kupp this week is that the three biggest performances the Cardinals have allowed this year were slot-heavy receivers, as Tyler Lockett (15/200/3), Cole Beasley (11/109/1), and Jamison Crowder (8/116/1) all finished as top-seven options against them, and that's not even including Lockett's follow-up performance where he totaled 9/67/1. The Cardinals have put Byron Murphy into the slot, which is not his natural position, and he's struggled a bit in that role. He's also the weakest link in the Cardinals secondary, so we should expect Kupp to get peppered with targets in this game. Go ahead and start him as a solid WR2.