Chris Kuper attended A.J. Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska where he started on both the offensive and defensive lines on the football team. He was named all-conference after his junior season. As a senior he totaled 108 tackles and 10 sacks, helping the team to a state championship. He was named most valuable player of the state championship game. He was named all-conference and first team all-state for his play as a senior. He was also named conference most valuable lineman following the season. He accepted a scholarship to North Dakota where he sat out the 2001 season as a redshirt. He spent the following season primarily as a reserve offensive lineman. He earned a starting guard position as a sophomore where he started all 14 games on the season. As a junior in 2004 he once again started all 14 games. He was named first team all conference and was named the team’s most valuable offensive lineman for his play as a junior. As a senior, Kuper started at right guard for the third consecutive season, once again earning first team all-conference honors. He was named the team’s most valuable offensive lineman for the second consecutive season.

Chris Kuper has a good combination of size and athleticism for an offensive lineman. He has a great deal of experience, having started at right guard for the past three seasons at North Dakota. He has a real “mean streak” which you like to see in an interior offensive lineman. He is a strong at the point of attack and is a great run blocker who is athletic enough to get to the second level and take out a linebacker. He has good footwork in pass protection but still could improve his technique in that area. Chris didn’t play against top competition in college. He would benefit from bulking up and increasing his strength and he does have the frame in which to do so. Chris Kuper is still a bit raw and will take some time to develop; however, he does have some upside and he could be drafted late on the second day of the 2006 NFL draft.