Baylor Cupp (born May 10, 2000) is an American professional

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. He played

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for the Texas A&M Aggies and for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Early life

Cupp attended high school at Brock. Coming out of high school, Cupp was rated as a five star recruit where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Texas and Texas A&M. Ultimately, Cupp decided to commit to play

for the Texas A&M Aggies.

College career

Texas A&M

During Cupp's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he did not appear in any games after suffering season ending injuries. In the 2021 season, Cupp made his collegiate debut appearing in ten games with one start, however he would not record a catch in the season. After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Cupp decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Texas Tech

Cupp decided to transfer to play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. In Cupp's two seasons at Texas Tech in 2022 and 2023 he played in 24 games, totaling 23 receptions for 246 yards and four touchdowns. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Cupp decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

Cupp was signed by the

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as an

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after the 2024 NFL draft. He was waived on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. On December 20, 2024, Cupp was placed on practice squad; injured. He signed a reserve/future contract on February 11, 2025. On May 1, 2025, Cupp was released by the Chiefs.

References

External links

Texas A&M Aggies bioTexas Tech Red Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cupp, Baylor 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Texas People from Parker County, Texas American football tight ends Texas A&M Aggies football players Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Kansas City Chiefs players