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NBC Sports Rotoworld fantasy football takes on Omar Cooper Jr.
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All NBC Sports Rotoworld insights about Omar Cooper Jr.
PositiveMatchupOct 30, 2026
Cooper runs 66 percent of his routes from the slot and is seeing a target on a solid 25 percent of those routes; against the Raiders, who give up the league's seventh highest adjusted yards per attempt on slot attempts and rank 11th in success rate on slot throws, Cooper should have upside in Week 8.PositiveMatchupOct 29, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. hopes to keep his hot streak going against the Raiders in Week 8, suggesting he has been performing well and faces a favorable matchup to continue that momentum.PositiveBreakoutOct 29, 2026
Ranked WR27 in Week 8; the source opens by noting Cooper Jr. 'hopes to keep his hot streak going against the Raiders.' Over the past two weeks, Cooper has returned to the lineup and is 'looking every bit his first-round pedigree,' indicating a strong emergence that has coincided with Garrett Wilson's diminished role.NegativeProjectionOct 28, 2026
Cooper has a bullseye rate of 95 percent, with only eight of his 160 air yards over the past two games going unconverted. He is averaging about seven fantasy points per game over expected. While his expected fantasy points since Week 6 rank among the top-20 receivers, there is almost no way he can sustain this level of efficiency in the Jets offense. Even a little negative regression should keep him in 12-team league starting lineups.PositiveUsageOct 28, 2026
Cooper Jr. leads the Jets in air yards and has been targeted on 24 percent of his pass routes over the past two games, establishing himself as a primary target. The source notes he 'goes ballistic every week' and his increased involvement, along with Mason Taylor and Adonai Mitchell, could make things 'awfully dicey' for Garrett Wilson.PositiveBreakoutOct 28, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. stayed hot in Week 7 with another 100 yards and a touchdown, headlining the list of best waiver wire targets for Week 8 alongside fellow rookie Caleb Douglas.NegativeProjectionOct 27, 2026
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter analyze Omar Cooper Jr.'s recent success for the New York Jets and examine whether his fantasy football production is sustainable alongside Garret Wilson.PositiveUsageOct 27, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. stayed hot in Week 7 with another 100 yards and a touchdown, continuing his strong rookie season performance and headlining the best waiver wire targets for Week 8.PositiveSleeperOct 26, 2026
Cooper Jr. is listed in the Early Waivers Look section as a player rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues, indicating he is available as a potential waiver wire pickup with upside.PositiveBreakoutOct 26, 2026
Cooper looks like a fantasy football star after two full games as a pro. He has cleared 100 yards in both games with a touchdown on only 12 targets—three more than Garrett Wilson in the same span. Despite being primarily a slot receiver, Cooper has notched catches of 48 and 60 yards, plus a 30-yard Week 1 reception before injury. The source calls this 'the things you hope for out of a first-round receiver but rarely get this quickly.' He is pushing Wilson and crowding out Adonai Mitchell, and should be considered an every-week WR3 with room to grow.PositiveProjectionOct 26, 2026
Cooper Jr. broke out with 6/103/1 in Week 6 and followed with 115 yards and a touchdown on five catches in Week 7. In his two healthy games, he leads the Jets with 22% target share and 35% of air yards; he's averaging 4.77 yards per route run, leading all wideouts with 50+ routes (Zay Flowers is second at 3.73). The source warns that once Garrett Wilson and Adonai Mitchell get going, Cooper Jr.'s production will take a hit, but he can afford to lose some and still be a weekly WR3. The source calls this a 'FAAB Brink's truck situation. Spend it all.'PositiveUsageOct 26, 2026
Cooper Jr. went for 5/115/1 on five targets in the Jets game where Adonai Mitchell returned from injury with three catchless targets. Cooper's strong performance suggests he's a real target option in the Jets offense, potentially limiting Mitchell's fantasy viability.PositiveBreakoutOct 22, 2026
First-round rookie has turned in five highly impressive quarters so far this season for the Jets. The source will roll with Cooper Jr. in rankings over Adonai Mitchell's return, with the caveat this is a highly uncertain situation behind Garrett Wilson. Both players remain in the WR4 mix given the A+ matchup against the Dolphins.PositiveBreakoutOct 21, 2026
Cooper Jr. posted a spike week in Week 6 with 6 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. Efficiency-wise, he is averaging 4.6 yards per route run on a small sample, placing him among elite first-round rookies like Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Brian Thomas Jr., Chris Olave, Drake London, and Malik Nabers in terms of yards per route efficiency.NegativeValueOct 19, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. is listed in the early waivers section as a WR option rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues, suggesting potential deep-league or waiver-wire value.PositiveBreakoutOct 19, 2026
Cooper returned from early-season injury and commanded seven targets against the Patriots, converting them into 6 catches for 103 yards and 1 touchdown, including a 48-yard TD where he blew by the defense on an underthrown deep ball. The source notes this is exactly what you'd hope to see from a first-round talent and positions him as an upside WR4, though future volume may be limited once Adonai Mitchell returns to create a three-man receiver corps.PositiveBreakoutOct 19, 2026
Cooper was activated off IR over the weekend and immediately looked like the play-making WR2 the Jets hoped they were getting at the end of the first round. The rookie reeled in six catches for 103 yards and a score. He also had a touchdown called back via an extremely light offensive pass interference on Tim Patrick. Working with an extremely small sample, Cooper is averaging 4.6 yards per route run while being targeted on 28 percent of his routes. The source says this is the best waiver wire add of the week and will be getting down 30-40 percent of FAAB on Cooper.PositiveBreakoutOct 19, 2026
Cooper led the Jets with 103 yards and a touchdown in his first game off injured reserve, earning at least a 12-team roster spot. However, his ceiling is capped by Garrett Wilson drawing elite coverage and Cooper's 48-yard touchdown coming on a deep ball where he had to stop to catch it rather than sustained run-of-play production. The Jets have multiple promising young receivers but limited target distribution under Geno Smith and Frank Reich; Cooper merits a roster spot given the Dolphins matchup ahead, though he may not be a consistent weekly play.NegativeInjuryOct 13, 2026
Cooper is considered week-to-week after suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 1; the team placed him on injured reserve Saturday.NegativeInjuryOct 10, 2026
Cooper is a rookie tight end still dealing with injuries that limit his fantasy viability in the near term.NegativeInjuryOct 6, 2026
Cooper is considered week-to-week after suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 1. The team placed him on injured reserve Saturday.NegativeInjurySep 29, 2026
Cooper is considered week-to-week after suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve Saturday. His absence could afford rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq an opportunity to establish himself as a reliable contributor.NegativeInjurySep 22, 2026
Cooper is considered week-to-week after suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve Saturday.PositiveValueSep 3, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. is a rare opportunity to make a talent-based bet extremely late in drafts. He had a solid profile coming out of college and was a consensus first-round pick before landing in New York. The source notes that no first-round rookie has gone as late as Cooper over the past five years. If we had to pay Matthew Golden prices for Cooper, the source wouldn't love him so much, but instead he is basically free.NegativeRoleSep 3, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. was a first-round pick for the Jets but has lost the No. 2 receiver job to Adonai Mitchell. The source notes that Cooper Jr. has been passed on the depth chart despite his draft capital.PositiveRoleAug 24, 2026
Cooper Jr. only ceded one snap to Isaiah Williams while playing with the starters and was still the WR3 behind Garrett Wilson and Adonai Mitchell; the Jets are not toying with the idea of Williams playing ahead of Cooper Jr. anymore. Ricky Pearsall is the only first-round rookie wide receiver to be drafted lower than Cooper Jr. since 2022, and he was recovering from a gunshot wound, making this the cheapest talent bet drafts have given in a half-decade.PositiveValueAug 21, 2026
Cooper fell in ADP after playing deep into the Jets' first preseason game (six drives in), which the source notes is not a death sentence. His competition for the WR3 job is Isaiah Williams, who has been in the NFL for two years, played for three teams, and accumulated just under 200 receiving yards last year on a mix of special teams and offensive snaps. While Williams could start Week 1, the source doesn't believe a rebuilding team will bench a first-round rookie long-term. Cooper Jr. is characterized as a screaming buy at his new price.NegativeDepth ChartAug 17, 2026
Cooper did not see a snap with the first-team offense, which was led by Cade Klubnik in the preseason contest. Isaiah Williams played over him. He came in with the reserves and played throughout the first half. The last time a first-round rookie of any non-QB skill position was on the field that late into a preseason game was Treylon Burks in 2022. However, the source notes this isn't a death sentence for Cooper, as DJ Moore also played deep into multiple preseason games as a rookie and posted strong numbers in his debut campaign. For now, the source says Cooper Jr. is a late-season play.PositiveSleeperAug 11, 2026
Cooper Jr. is a Tier 8 sleeper bet; he is a first-round pick on a Jets offense that could be downright awful, but the team will be forced to pass, creating opportunity for a first-round receiver despite the poor offensive environment.NegativeProjectionAug 6, 2026
The source acknowledges Cooper Jr. as a talented young player but emphasizes that his situation is poor, suggesting his individual talent is insufficient to overcome team context limitations.NegativeProjectionJul 31, 2026
Ranked WR54 overall at position, 133rd in top-200 overall rankings.NegativeProjectionJul 22, 2026
Ranked 95th in the 2026 dynasty fantasy football top 250 rankings.PositiveProjectionNo date
Cooper enhanced his production significantly from 28/594/7 to 69/937/13 in 2025 and proved to be an after-the-catch force, but as the Jets' No. 2 wideout, he will be hard pressed to be a top-36 player on a weekly basis and projects as a WR4/5 who will likely struggle for more.