The Indiana wideout showed off his skills at the NFL Combine and came away a winner.
The Indiana junior was a trendy first-round projection over the past few weeks, and his performance at the NFL Scouting Combine should only strengthen that buzz. After getting a glowing endorsement from his quarterback, Fernando Mendoza — who compared him to “a prime Deebo Samuel” — Omar Cooper Jr. turned in a solid all-around showing. He measured in at 6’0”, 199 pounds and posted an impressive 4.47 40-yard dash, 1.55 10-yard split, and 37” vertical jump.
Talk of Cooper going in the back-half of Round 1 will only intensify after this weekend. Teams like the 49ers, Bills, and Patriots could all be potential landing spots. They’d be getting a wideout who averaged 6.6 YAC per reception across three seasons and forced 27 missed tackles in 2025. Cooper increased his receptions, yardage, and touchdown total every year at Indiana, capping off his collegiate career with 69 catches for 937 yards and 13 TDs.
For fantasy, Cooper has rookie season WR3 upside if he lands with a quarterback like Brock Purdy, Josh Allen, or Drake Maye. Expect him to start creeping into the back end of Round 1 in dynasty rookie drafts from now through the NFL Draft.
Author: Wolf Trelles-Heard (@DynastyFFWolf )
Fresh off of a National Championship, Omar Cooper is drawing wide interest from NFL teams.
The NFL Combine is buzzing. With players, media, scouts, coaches, and general managers, there is plenty of information being rapidly disseminated.
Of note, Indiana’s Omar Cooper is said to have had 17 meetings with NFL teams. Cooper has been shooting up rookie draft boards and collective rankings across the fantasy football industry. This is a good signal for the NFL, confirming what fantasy gamers have suspected.
Cooper is drawing round 2 discussion and it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Cooper could go in round 1. Given the depth of the wide receiver class, the report of so many visits gives credence to the talent displayed by Cooper.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Kevin Coleman Jr. headlines the 5 biggest risers in the FastDraft Origins tournament.
The top 5 ADP risers in the FastDraft Origins tournament are Kevin Coleman Jr. (+9.12), Omar Cooper Jr. (+8.57), Malachi Fields (+8.54), Bryce Lance (+6.10), and Zachariah Branch (+4.18). General consensus has been saying that the 2026 draft is weak overall, but deep at WR. This explains the recent trends, as drafters are beginning to target their favorite sleepers or call their shot on which WR sneaks into round 1 of the NFL Draft. Two such players being occasionally mocked in round 1 are Omar Cooper, who is coming off of a National Championship run with Indiana, and Malachi Fields who had a very strong showing at the Senior Bowl.
Meanwhile, Coleman and Branch are two undersized, but electric playmakers who could tear up the combine next week. In addition to them, Bryce Lance is one of the most exciting non-Power 4 conference players at the position in this year’s class. Drafters are getting out in front of the post-combine hype and betting that the rising ADPs of these players will look like a discount by April.
Fernando Mendoza’s leading receiver in 2025 could end up a Round 1 selection.
Omar Cooper Jr. has been gaining a lot of steam among the dynasty community as of late. Will NFL teams view him the same way come draft time? A solid performance at the NFL Scouting Combine next week could push the junior wideout even higher up draft boards. He and teammate Elijah Sarratt were the top two pass catchers for the Hoosiers during their perfect season, with both hoping to hear their name called in Round 1 come April. If Cooper tests well, he could be the first Indiana WR selected.
Cooper is entering the league after a highly productive 2025 season. He increased his receptions, yardage, and touchdown total every year at Indiana, capping off his collegiate career with 69 catches for 937 yards and 13 TDs. At 6’0” and 201 pounds, Cooper is a physical receiver who excels at making defenders miss. Whichever team drafts him is getting an after-the-catch weapon. He averaged 6.6 YAC per reception across three seasons and forced 27 missed tackles in 2025.
Author: Wolf Trelles-Heard (@DynastyFFWolf )
