His rise in the last year has been superb, reaching the US Open semi-finals and winning the sought-after Indian Wells title for his first Masters 1000 triumph.
After a fourth-round exit at the French Open, the British top seed made a decent outing on the grass courts at Queen's Club by reaching the semis.
Putting all of that together, Draper arrives at Wimbledon as the fourth seed, having reclaimed his career-high world number four ranking.
Crucially, the seeding helps him avoid the big guns in Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev until at least the semi-finals, should he get there.
Draper does not have storied success in SW19, never managing to get past the second round in three appearances, however, things are falling into place for a deep run.
Fitness woes banished?
First and foremost, you cannot win titles – especially Grand Slams – without a clean bill of health.
And it is fair to say Draper's road on the ATP Tour has had its bumps, with his first couple of years blighted by injuries and fitness issues.
Even before this season, a hip injury rocked his preparations for the campaign and would eventually wear him down at the Australian Open in January.
Draper, incredibly, won three straight five-set matches before being forced to retire while trailing Alcaraz in the fourth round.
At the time, Draper labelled the injury a "ticking time bomb" that he would have to manage throughout his career, which he now seems to be doing well.
Since quitting in Melbourne, he has embarked on runs at events in Doha, Indian Wells and Madrid without a hitch, without a retirement.
Draper himself acknowledges the strides he has made, recently joking he "looked like a bit of a Ferrari, but I was a bit of a Toyota" in terms of his body breaking down.
Already, that sets him up to stand a chance of progressing through the days at the All England Club, and that's before talking about his game.
The game for grass
Not having to be constantly thinking of the 'what-ifs' of another injury now allows Draper to have full focus on executing his game.
His clay-court campaign was a breakthrough one as he made a Masters 1000 final in Madrid while also making the fourth round at the French Open.
The dirt challenges players on their movement and athleticism, and grass does the same and more with its extra zip.
But with the strides Draper made on clay, there is little reason why he cannot become an even bigger threat on a quicker surface, especially with the weapons he possesses.
Draper's game almost seems tailor-made for grass – his 6ft 4in stature giving him naturally powerful groundstrokes and a big serve.
He is still in the process of refining those skills, but already they give him an edge in terms of pushing his rivals back deeper towards the baseline.
Heading the other way, Draper is also starting to become more comfortable at the net in close quarters, so that adds another string to his bow.
But arguably his biggest asset is the backhand, which gives him a Rafael Nadal-like advantage.
Draper is naturally a right-hander who plays left-handed like Nadal did, and that works in his favour in terms of the power he can generate on the backhand side.
It is almost like playing with two forehands, and what player would say no to having that?
Added pressure
With a new-found swagger comes added attention, which was something Draper experienced as Queen's last week.
All eyes were on him as he fell in the semis to dangerous grass player Jiri Lehecka, which was enough to land him Wimbledon's fourth seeding.
It means he is the highest British seed at the tournament since Andy Murray in 2017, and that only adds to the expectation.
Murray himself found out just how tough it was to shoulder the weight of the nation, as it took him several attempts to finally get over the line by winning Wimbledon in 2013.
It is a nation, though, that has not had much to cheer about from then, with Cameron Norrie in 2022 being the only male British player to reach the semi-final stage since 2015.
But as the spotlight shifts into Draper's direction, there is every reason for British fans to get excited.
Even with the heights he has reached so far, there is bags of potential to his game and scope to get even better.
Of course, he will have to go that extra distance and find another gear against an Alcaraz or Sinner if they all go deep into the second week.
And with the levels he has displayed throughout this year, a Cinderella run is not beyond the realms of possibility.