{"id":860880,"date":"2026-04-08T12:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860880\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:36:16","slug":"scouting-report-for-wr-omar-cooper-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860880\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouting report for WR Omar Cooper Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 8, 2026, 6:45 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/indiana-hoosiers\/3433\/\" data-autotag=\"feda050d-1f3b-436b-8303-d18427f51966\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indiana<\/a> wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. could be a player to watch for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0ahead of the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As things stand, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/324\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Bills<\/a>\u00a0hold the No. 26 overall pick in the first round. The team has seven total picks scattered around the board. Buffalo is missing their second-round pick (<a href=\"http:\/\/billswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bills\/2026\/03\/17\/why-dj-moore-likes-taste-joining-bills-trade-bears-nfl\/89201040007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traded for D.J. Moore<\/a>), but the team picks twice in the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If things hold there, general manager Brandon Beane and the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/324\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Bills<\/a>\u00a0front office could have plenty of options to consider when turning in their selection cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">During the run up to the draft, which starts April 23,<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">\u00a0Bills Wire<\/a>\u00a0will compile information on prospects Buffalo could have interest in. Specifically, what scouting reports and draft profiles say about their game<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Cooper, is up next in our prospect previews.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here&#8217;s a rundown of what experts are saying about his game:<\/p>\n<p>WR Omar Cooper Jr. | Indiana | Junior<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89511662007-usatsi-28354944.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 27, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana wideout Omar Cooper Jr. (WO17) speaks to members of the media during the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images\"\/>Vitals<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Height: 6&#8217;0&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Weight: 199 lbs<\/p>\n<p>ProsStrengthYards after catchVersatilityConsContested catching considered averageCould add quicknessStats<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2025 stats (16 GP):<\/p>\n<p>69 catches, 937 yards, 13 touchdowns<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Career Stats (42 GP):<\/p>\n<p>115 catches, 1,798 yards, 22 touchdowns<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2025 PFF grade:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">PFF grade over the last three seasons:<\/p>\n<p>Consensus rank<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Draft stock: Round 1.<\/p>\n<p>Highlight reel<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For more, visit:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 8, 2026, 6:45 a.m. ET Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. could be a player to watch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[95878,215,214,53,2086,7,6,97205,97206,97116,95882,95930,100658,96033,98165,98164,95896,95888,95899,95902,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-860880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-bills","10":"tag-buffalo","11":"tag-buffalo-bills","12":"tag-buffalobills","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflbills","16":"tag-sstsnbills","17":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagbig-ten-conference-football","20":"tag-tagbrandon-beane","21":"tag-tagbuffalo-bills","22":"tag-tagindiana-hoosiers","23":"tag-tagindiana-hoosiers-football","24":"tag-tagnational-sports","25":"tag-tagnfl","26":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","27":"tag-tagsport-scores-statistics","28":"tag-tagsports-news","29":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116369122058138918","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}