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Cooper Kupp has given Los Angeles Rams fans plenty of reasons to be excited about whatever the future holds. A third-round selection in 2017, Kupp has become one of the league's most dynamic weapons under head coach Sean McVay's tutelage.

Anyone who doubted Kupp’s ability to produce at the NFL level should have taken another look at his genes and family background. Kupp's grandfather, Jake, is a forgotten New Orleans Saints legend.
Kupp's grandfather, Jake, is a New Orleans Saints legend
Cooper Kupp's grandfather, Jake Kupp, was a ninth-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 1964. Jake earned All-Rookie honors in 1964 after starting 10 games at left guard -- and that came after the team converted him from tight end to offensive lineman.

After bouncing around several teams in the coming years, Jake caught on with the New Orleans Saints in 1968. The Saints kept him at guard -- the Washington Redskins had experimented with him playing tight end -- and the marriage paid off for both sides.

Jake earned Pro Bowl honors in 1969, the same year he served as one of the Saints' captains. He held the rank of offensive captain for four straight seasons from 1969-72 and then again in 1974.

The Saints inducted Jake into the team's Hall of Fame in 1991.

Craig, Jake's son, played quarterback for three teams from 1990-91 and backed up Troy Aikman on the Dallas Cowboys. And, of course, Craig’s son is Cooper Kupp.
Cooper Kupp is the Los Angeles Rams' star receiver
Cooper Kupp entered the NFL as a third-round selection from Eastern Washington, an FCS program in Cheney, Wash.

Cooper burst onto the scene as a rookie with 62 catches for 869 yards and five touchdowns across 15 games and six starts. He hauled eight catches for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Rams' wild-card round loss to Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons.

Cooper totaled 40 catches, 566 yards, and six touchdowns in eight games to open the 2018 season before he tore his ACL. If Kupp played all 16 games, he was on pace to finish the year with 80 catches, 1,133 yards, and 12 touchdowns.

Cooper bounced back in 2019 in a big way, turning 94 catches into 1,161 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Cooper Kupp: Super Bowl MVP
Before the 2020 season began, Cooper Kupp returned to his college roots and changed his number from No. 18 to No. 10. The jersey change appeared to pay off. Cooper caught 92 passes for 974 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games and 12 starts for the Rams.

In 2021, the Rams returned to the Super Bowl for the second time since 2018 after beating the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Cooper and Matthew Stafford excelled throughout Super Bowl LVI, culminating in the receiver's game-winning touchdown. He earned MVP honors and set a new NFL record for his 33 receptions over four playoff games.

In 2022, Cooper extended his contract with the Rams for three years and $80 million. He injured his ankle during Week 10, underwent surgery, and will return for the 2023-24 NFL season.

I did not know Cooper's grandaddy was Jake Kupp. I met Jake Kupp when I was but a wee lad a couple of times.
Here is an excerpt from Derland Moore another member of the Saints Hall of Fame (who is an interesting Story himself) on what kind of man Jake Kupp was.

The Unpayable Debt
Aside from a single game playing for the New York Jets in 1986, Derland Moore played his entire career as a New Orleans Saint. With 13 seasons in the Big Easy, Moore took away his share of experiences while in the black and gold. While the coaching situation wasn’t ideal from the start, Moore shared that a veteran would pay him a debt he admittedly could never return.

“Jake Kupp, our offensive guard, was about a 10 or 12-year veteran at the time I arrived. Every day after practice, he’d say, ‘Derland, let’s go do some pass rushes.’ I was a little bit behind in my pass rushing technique because we didn’t rush the passer that much in the Big 8. It was mostly ‘crunch a bunch’. You just didn’t throw the ball that much. Jake, and I don’t even know why he did this because he had to be tired being in the league that long, but every day after practice he would get my arse over there and we would do about 10 to 15 pass rushes. He just did that on his own, just to teach me. I will never forget that guy as long as I live. He was a great player and is a great person, great family man. I could never thank the man enough for helping me”, an appreciative Moore shared. Moore also mentioned that if you could beat Kupp, you could beat anyone in the league.