Omar Cooper Jr.

Former wide receiver at Indiana. 2025: 70 catches, 961 receiving yards, 13 TD.

WR · Indiana · Jr. · #3

6′0″ · 201 lb · Indianapolis, IN

CFB Index 86 · #13 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by New York — Rd 1, Pick 30, #30 overall

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

TD rate: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

961

receiving yards · 2025

70 catches · 13 TD · 13.7 per catch

Statement game10 rec · 207 yds · 4 TDvs Indiana State (FCS) · W 73-0

Top 0.1% receiving TDs game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Indiana. 2025: 70 catches, 961 receiving yards, 13 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Indiana in 2022.
Drafted round 1 by the New York in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Indiana, 1,822 receiving yards — drafted at #30 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 207 yds vs Indiana State.Indiana State · W 73-02025

20223 games

Signed with Indiana4-star out of Lawrence North

202515 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tensecond

2026

Drafted by New Yorkround 1, pick 30

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#299 national

CFB

College

Indiana

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #30

New York · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM

All-Big Ten 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2023

Tom Allen

Indiana

2024–2025

Curt Cignetti

Indiana

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New York2026 NFL rookie season

#30Rd 1 · Pick 30

New York2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

86All-Conference level #13 of 485?

High confidenceSustained Ascent12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (95th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (85th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#43 / 798 · 95th pct

8.2%

Explosive rate#122 / 798 · 85th pct

16.5%

EPA / target#134 / 798 · 83rd pct

0.65

Catch rate#199 / 798 · 75th pct

75.3%

Yards / catch#203 / 798 · 75th pct

13.8

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#3 / 558 · 99th pct

Receptions#22 / 558 · 96th pct

Rec yards#28 / 558 · 95th pct

961

Rush yards#35 / 287 · 88th pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Long catch#173 / 558 · 69th pct

Yards / catch#228 / 558 · 59th pct

13.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

100th → 83rd percentile

Explosive rate

100th → 85th percentile

Catch rate

91st → 75th percentile

TD rate

99th → 95th percentile

Yards / catch

99th → 75th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%18 of his 85 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

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

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Curt Cignetti

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #13 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #13 at the position.

One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Indiana	70	961	13.7	13	--
2024	Indiana	28	594	21.2	7	--
2023	Indiana	18	267	14.8	2	--
2022	Indiana	--	--	--	--	--
Career		116	1,822	15.7	22	--

Season	Team
2025	Indiana	3	74	--	--	--
2024	Indiana	2	23	--	--	--
2023	Indiana	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Indiana	--	--	63	--	--
Career		5	97	63	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Omar Cooper Jr. run for 75 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Week 8 · Michigan State · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +4.62Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 48 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Week 3 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.56Alberto Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 58 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Week 14 · Purdue · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA +4.42(04:02) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete deep left to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at PUR15, for 43 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:52, 1ST DOWN #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #44 M.McCarthy, LS: #47 M.Langston)
Week 1 · Alabama · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.88(12:03) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete deep right to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at ALA33, for 38 yards to the ALA23 (#7 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +3.67Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 46 yds to the ODU 21 for a 1ST down Old Dominion Penalty, Defensive Holding (TJ Lott) declined for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Maryland · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.39(05:15) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short middle to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at UMD45, for 22 yards to the UMD38 (#13 L.Scruggs), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · Indiana State · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.22Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 13 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Week 11 · Penn State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.88Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short middle to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at PSU00, for 7 yards to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #44 M.McCarthy, LS: #47 M.Langston)
Week 3 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 31 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD

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