CFB Zeitgeist Score
86
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 95th percentile.
Omar Cooper Jr.
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Omar Cooper Jr. is a cornerstone for Indiana — measured against the line he joined.
961REC YDS70REC13REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
961
961 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
#30Rd 1 · Pick 30
New York2026 NFL rookie season
WR · INDIANA · BIG TEN
Omar Cooper Jr.
- 3
- #3
- 6-0 | 201 lb
- Indianapolis, IN
Heisman Heat
#118
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
Indiana · WR
—
2023
Indiana · WR
—
2024
Indiana · WR
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★
2025
Indiana · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 1, Pick 30 · #30 overall · New York
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+260%
Up 260% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #30
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9012 | No. 299 recruit | HighSchool | Indiana |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 961 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (961).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Indiana
Composite
0.9012
#299 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 1, Pick 30
#30 overall · New York
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Omar Cooper Jr.
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
- Rivals · n=1
- National · n=16
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Omar Cooper Jr.
Only 1 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
961
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
Tied for best by a Indiana WR with Elijah Sarratt 2024.
National rank #27 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 95th
Why it matters
#27 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 961 yards on 70 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 961 (95th)
HIGH · n=70 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#185 / 531
- Receiving TDs#3 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 3 vs Indiana State — 207 receiving_yards_total
Result W 73-0
The week the volume broke through — put up 207 yds vs Indiana State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 15g
961Rec yards
70Receptions
13Rec TDs
Per game
64.1Rec yards
5Receptions
1Rec TDs
Final
961Rec yards
70Receptions
13Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 961.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 70.
✓ Hit 8 receiving TDs · finished with 13.
✓ Hit 10 receiving TDs · finished with 13.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Omar Cooper Jr. already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
70 98th
YDS
961 98th
YPR
13.7 65th
TD
13 100th
Rushing
CAR
3 64th
YDS
74 90th
YPC
24.7 98th
TD
1 96th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 15 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-14vs Old Dominion | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-0vs Indiana State | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 4 | 58 | Season-high 207 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Illinois | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-15@ Iowa | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-20@ Oregon | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-13vs Michigan State | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 1 | 48 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-6vs UCLA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-10@ Maryland | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ Penn State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Wisconsin | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-3@ Purdue | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 43 | |
| Bowl | W 38-3vs Alabama | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 38 | |
| Bowl | W 56-22vs Oregon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Bowl | W 27-21vs Miami | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 | |
| Total | 70 | 961 | 14.9 | 13 | 58 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 70 | #22/1110 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 961 | #28/1107 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 13 | #3/1111 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.7 | #389/1106 | 65th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.0% | #59/1137 | 95th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 75 | #3/346 | 99th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 74 | #40/397 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 24.7 | #8/393 | 98th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 3 | #146/407 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #19/411 | 96th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 58 | #193/1105 | 83rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.9% | #63/1137 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 9.8% | #241/1137 | 79th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.5% | #264/1137 | 77th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 9.0% | #146/1137 | 87th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.8% | #109/1137 | 91st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.0% | #397/1137 | 65th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.5% | #284/1137 | 75th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home10g | 4.3 | 66.6 | 16.3 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 59.0 | 12.2 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins15g | 4.7 | 64.1 | 14.9 | 0.9 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.6 | 69.2 | 17.4 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 56.3 | 11.2 | 0.8 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
86All-Conference
Elite: rec tds (99th). Strength: receptions (95th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Omar Cooper Jr.IndianaBeau SparksTexas State· 92% simChris BellLouisville· 91% simCortez BrahamMemphis· 91% sim
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Long catch
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Amare Thomas’s 2025 season.
Amare Thomas
84%match
#2
Jalen Royals
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
82%
#3
Matthew Golden
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
76%
#4
Jerjuan Newton
All-MAC
74%
#5
Cam Johnson
72%
Matches Amare on
TD rate
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Amare on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dillon Stoner’s path through Oklahoma State.
Dillon Stoner
100%match
#2
Cam Thompson
99%
#3
Josh Palmer
99%
#4
Blayne Taylor
99%
#5
Joshua Derry
98%
Matches Dillon on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Dwyer's senior season at TCU (2025).
Jordan Dwyer
74%match
#2
Jerjuan Newton
All-MAC
66%
#3
Daniel Jackson
All-Big Ten
65%
#4
Isaiah Sategna
62%
#5
Elijah Sarratt
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
60%
Matches Jordan on
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jordan on
TD rate (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
38.7%
404 pass / 641 run
Plays / game
65.3
16 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.3%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Tom Allen
Indiana
2023
Tom Allen
Indiana
2024era →
Curt Cignetti
Indiana
2025
Curt Cignetti
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownIndianapolis, IN
Height6'0"
Weight201 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey3
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Current teamIndiana
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big Ten
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Indiana | Big Ten | WR |
| 2025 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Big Ten | -- |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 201 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2024 | Indiana | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 201 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2023 | Indiana | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 201 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2022 | Indiana | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 201 lb | Indianapolis, IN |