Texas Tech football tight end Baylor Cupp announced Sunday he’s declaring for the NFL draft, forgoing his remaining season of college eligibility.
Cupp, a national top-100 recruit out of Brock, spent three years at Texas A&M and the past two at Tech. In 24 games with the Red Raiders, he caught 23 passes for 246 yards and four touchdowns.
All of Cupp’s touchdown catches came in Tech victories. One against Texas and one at Iowa State, both in the fourth quarter, were instrumental in the Red Raiders’ 37-34 overtime win against the Longhorns and their 14-10 win against the Cyclones. He caught two TD passes this season in a 39-14 win at Baylor.
During much of the past two seasons, Tech’s tight-ends rotation consisted of Mason Tharp, Cupp, Jayden York and Henry Teeter. In 2024, only Tharp will remain from that group. York has his name in the NCAA transfer portal, and Teeter is out of eligibility. Aware they would need to rebuild the group, Tech coaches have added Arizona State tight end Jalin Conyers, Elon tight end Johncarlos Miller and Dallas South Oak Cliff tight end Trey Jackson.
Cupp and his fiancee, Carly Haack, are engaged to be married next March. They have maintained a long-distance relationship, living hundreds of miles apart, since Cupp transferred to Tech in June 2022.
Cupp is one 12 players on this year’s Texas Tech team who are eligible to play in 2024 on the Covid-bonus year. The most prominent among them, running back Tahj Brooks and offensive lineman Caleb Rogers, have announced they are staying with the Red Raiders for next season.
Among the others who have not publicly disclosed their intentions are defensive edge player Steve Linton, defensive tackle Quincy Ledet, linebacker Bryce Ramirez and cornerback Bralyn Lux.
It’s not as impactful a group as last year when almost two dozen Tech seniors on the 2022 team…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-tech-football-tight-end-211148484.html
Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2023-12-24 21:11:48
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
