Loser: Cooper Kupp, wide receiver, Eastern Washington
Let’s get this out of the way first: Cooper Kupp might become a tremendous receiver in the NFL. That said, he did himself no favors at the combine.
Only eight receivers ran slower than Kupp, who posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.62 seconds. It was a crushing blow to his draft stock.
Now, it’s important to note that many receivers have posted slow 40 times only to become NFL stars. And it’s not like we don’t have tape showing Kupp can get separation with his quickness, which he did show with a solid 3-cone time of 6.75 seconds.
But what Kupp’s combine performance did is typecast him as a pure slot specialist at the next level. That will drop his value in the draft, which is the opposite of what any player wants to accomplish coming into the combine.