Cooper Kupp quietly did something never previously done in Super Bowl history

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SANTA CLARA, CA – FEBRUARY 08: WR Cooper Kupp (10) of the Seattle Seahawks with a reception over CB Marcus Jones (25) of the New England Patriots on the first drive of the game during the Seattle Seahawks versus the New England Patriots Super Bowl LX game on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Cooper Kupp’s return to his home state proved to be a storybook reunion. The former Offensive Player of the Year had a fantastic postseason for the Seattle Seahawks, catching 15 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown over three games. Technically speaking, his TD against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship win was the winning score, a poetic result given the messy exit from his old team.

With the New England Patriots keyed in on stopping Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kupp stepped up as the Seahawks’ leading receiver, hauling in a team-high six passes for 61 yards. It might not have been the Super Bowl MVP performance he had with the Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he was still an important piece of the passing offense.

Kupp also made a bit of history along the way. Through some extensive research on Stathead, I perused the Super Bowl box scores to determine the leading receiver (by yards) in all 60 editions of the big game. While there have been multiple players who’ve led their team in receiving yards in Super Bowl wins (notably Travis Kelce and Jerry Rice), no one has done it like the former Eastern Washington star.

Cooper Kupp is the first player in NFL history to be the Super Bowl single-game receiving yards leader for two different franchises.

Every Super Bowl single-game leading receiver

Super Bowl Player Team Receiving Yards
60 Cooper Kupp Seattle Seahawks 61
59 Devonta Smith Philadelphia Eagles 69
58 Travis Kelce Kansas City Chiefs 93
57 Travis Kelce Kansas City Chiefs 81
56 Cooper Kupp Los Angeles Rams 92
55 Rob Gronkowski (TE) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 67
54 Tyreek Hill Kansas City Chiefs 105
53 Julian Edelman New England Patriots 141
52 Corey Clement (RB) Philadelphia Eagles 100
51 James White (RB) New England Patriots 110
50 Emmanuel Sanders Denver Broncos 83
49 Julian Edelman New England Patriots 109
48 Doug Baldwin Seattle Seahawks 66
47 Anquan Boldin Baltimore Ravens 104
46 Hakeem Nicks New York Giants 109
45 Jordy Nelson Green Bay Packers 140
44 Marques Colston New Orleans Saints 83
43 Santonio Holmes Pittsburgh Steelers 131
42 Amani Toomer New York Giants 84
41 Joseph Addai (RB) Indianapolis Colts 66
40 Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers 123
39 Deion Branch New England Patriots 133
38 Deion Branch New England Patriots 143
37 Joe Jurevicius Tampa Bay Buccaneers 78
36 Troy Brown New England Patriots 89
35 Brandon Stokley Baltimore Ravens 52
34 Isaac Bruce St. Louis Rams 162
33 Rod Smith Denver Broncos 152
32 Ed McCaffrey Denver Broncos 72
31 Antonio Freeman Green Bay Packers 105
30 Michael Irvin Dallas Cowboys 76
29 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers 149
28 Alvin Harper Dallas Cowboys 75
27 Michael Irvin Dallas Cowboys 114
26 Gary Clark Washington 114
25 Mark Ingram New York Giants 74
24 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers 148
23 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers 215
22 Ricky Sanders Washington 193
21 Stacy Robinson New York Giants 62
20 Willie Gault Chicago Bears 129
19 Roger Craig (RB) and Dwight Clark (TE) San Francisco 49ers 77
18 Cliff Branch Los Angeles Raiders 96
17 Charlie Brown Washington 60
16 Freddie Solomon San Francisco 49ers 52
15 Kenny King (RB) Oakland Raiders 93
14 John Stallworth Pittsburgh Steelers 121
13 Lynn Swann Pittsburgh Steelers 124
12 Billy Joe DuPree (TE) Dallas Cowboys 66
11 Fred Biletnikoff Oakland Raiders 79
10 Lynn Swann Pittsburgh Steelers 161
9 Larry Brown (TE) Pittsburgh Steelers 49
8 Paul Warfield Miami Dolphins 33
7 Paul Warfield Miami Dolphins 36
6 Lance Alworth and Mike Ditka (TE) Dallas Cowboys 28
5 John Mackey (TE) Baltimore Colts 80
4 Otis Taylor Kansas City Chiefs 81
3 Matt Snell (RB) New York Jets 40
2 Boyd Dowler Green Bay Packers 71
1 Max McGee Green Bay Packers 138

(All data here collected through Stathead)

Kupp joins Paul Warfield, Lynn Swann, Cliff Branch, Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin, Deion Branch, Julian Edelman, and Travis Kelce on the list of players who’ve had a team-high in receiving yards at least twice in a Super Bowl win. Those other eight guys, most of whom are or will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, had their accomplishments happen with the same organization.

What a postseason from Kupp, what a performance in the Super Bowl—don’t forget it was his 3rd and 9 conversion that led to the A.J. Barner touchdown—and what a story for the Yakima native to return to Washington and win it all with the team he grew up rooting for.