Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. selected by New York Jets in NFL Draft

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Omar Cooper Jr. was selected 30th overall by the New York Jets in the NFL Draft, marking Indiana's first round pick for a wide receiver since 1994. The Jets traded their second-round pick and a fifth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers to secure him.

Key points

Omar Cooper Jr. selected 30th overall by New York Jets
First Indiana wide receiver drafted in first round since 1994
Jets traded second round and fifth round picks to acquire him

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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 19: WR Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers gestures during the Indiana Hoosiers versus the Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T on January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Indiana football broke its NFL first round drought of multiple decades when quarterback Fernando Mendoza was picked first overall on Sunday night. The program added a second when wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was selected 30th overall by the New York Jets. Cooper Jr. spent three seasons in Bloomington, remaining with the program during the coaching transition from Tom Allen to Curt Cignetti, and played at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis before that. He finished the 2025 season as the Hoosiers’ leading receiver with 69 receptions for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns. He’s the first Hoosier wide receiver selected in the NFL Draft since Cody Latimer in 2014 and the first selected in the first round since Thomas Lewis in 1994. The Jets moved up to select Cooper Jr., trading the first pick of the second round, or 33rd overall, and a fifth round pick to the .

Q&A

Who is Omar Cooper Jr. and what are his college stats?

Omar Cooper Jr. is a wide receiver from Indiana who had 69 receptions for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns in the 2025 season.

What did the New York Jets trade to select Omar Cooper Jr.?

The Jets traded their first pick of the second round, which was the 33rd overall, along with a fifth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers.

When was the last time an Indiana wide receiver was drafted in the first round?

Omar Cooper Jr. is the first Indiana wide receiver selected in the first round since Thomas Lewis in 1994.