Cooper Kupp Week 8 Outlook - Vikings at Rams

By Mick Ciallela (Fantrax), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 4:07am EDT

Cooper Kupp appears to be poised to make his long-awaited return to the Rams on Thursday night. Kupp has been out since Week 2 with an ankle injury. It may not be wise to expect Kupp to earn 21 targets, as he did in the season-opener. But he should immediately become Matthew Stafford's top target against the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota has the league's top-ranked pass defense per DVOA, but they have also allowed the most fantasy points per game in the NFL to opposing wide receivers. Some of that is because the Vikings jump out to early leads, forcing their opponents to throw the ball often. However, that scenario is in play in this game. Despite the long layoff, fantasy managers should not hesitate to reinsert Kupp into their starting lineups.