Omar Cooper Jr. Slot

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-14 [Dolphins visit] — MIA hosted — slot WR target at #11
• 2026-04-07 [Pro Day] — 4.47 40 + 36.5" vertical confirmed
• 2026-03-27 [All-Big Ten] — 1st-team All-Big Ten post-season at Indiana

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Indiana (Fr): 19 rec, 251 yds, 2 TD
• 2024 Indiana (So): 42 rec, 521 yds, 4 TD
• 2025 Indiana (Jr): 67 rec, 1,048 yds, 13 TD — Mendoza's #1 target, 1st-team All-Big Ten

NFL Pro Comparison

Tyler Lockett (earlier-career variant) — precise slot/Z route runner with QB-chemistry-driven production

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Stable — Mendoza chemistry sells

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Depth slot receiver / gunner on special teams
• Median: Starting WR2 with 900-yard seasons
• Ceiling: Pro Bowl slot weapon in the right offense

Scheme Fit

Quick-game timing offense — Air Raid / McVay / Ben Johnson-style concepts that front-load RPOs

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Las Vegas Raiders (who may reunite him with Mendoza)

Signature College Game

2026 CFP National Championship vs Miami: 9 rec, 145 yds, 2 TDs — closed his college career as Mendoza's Heisman-catalyst

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Indiana Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Omar Cooper Jr. as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• REPORTED Atlanta Falcons: moved on from Darnell Mooney (speed-WR).
  Picks held: R2 #48
• REPORTED New England Patriots: moved on from Stefon Diggs (route-runner).
  Picks held: R1 #31; R2 #63
• REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Curtis Samuel (slot-WR).
  Picks held: R1 #26

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 WR prospects, his 5-10 / 195 lbs frame sits at the 22nd percentile in height and 57th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Omar Cooper Jr. is WR #5 of 51 ranked WRs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R1 range.
• School pipeline: Indiana has 2 WRs in the 2026 NFL Draft class (7 total prospects from the school).

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Omar Cooper Jr.’s NFL Archetype: Tank Dell

Tank Dell (Houston Texans)

Closest WR physical profile in the modern NFL: 5-10/195 lbs, Slot role. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Wide Receiver Prospects

Closest matches to Omar Cooper Jr. (5-10 / 195 lbs, #5 WR) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• KC ConcepcionSIZE MATCH Texas A&M · 5-11/190 lbs · #6 WR · R2
• Makai LemonSIZE MATCH USC · 5-11/190 lbs · #3 WR · R1 15-28
• Jordyn Tyson Arizona State · 6-0/195 lbs · #2 WR · R1 15-25
• Germie Bernard Alabama · 6-0/205 lbs · #8 WR · R2
• Skyler Bell UConn · 6-1/195 lbs · #11 WR · R3

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Indiana & The 2026 Class