Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. is an NFL Draft first-round pick.
The Indianapolis native was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 30 overall pick Thursday evening in Pittsburgh.
Cooper is the second IU player taken in the 2026 draft, after quarterback Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. This is now the first-ever NFL Draft with multiple Hoosiers selected in the first round.
The Hoosiers called Cooper’s number time and time again in 2025, and he came up with a lot of big plays. None will stick out in history more than his remarkable toe-tap touchdown catch at Penn State to win the game. He finished the national championship season as IU’s leading receiver, with 937 yards on 69 receptions with 13 touchdowns.
Cooper will have a great chance to make an immediate impact for the Jets, alongside Garrett Wilson and Adonai Mitchell at receiver.
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