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Matt Harmon fantasy football takes on Omar Cooper Jr.
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All Matt Harmon insights about Omar Cooper Jr.
PositiveBreakoutOct 29, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. has posted back-to-back 100-yard receiving games in just two full NFL games played, establishing immediate consistency at the professional level. He recorded 5 targets, 5 catches for 115 yards against Miami with explosive plays (50-yard and 60-yard gains) and a touchdown reception. Cooper is being deployed as a mismatch nightmare in backfield alignments running true alignment backfield routes, making big plays on post routes, corner routes, and deep breaking patterns. Matt Harmon notes Cooper is one of the best tackle-breaking prospects he's ever charted and projects he could lead all rookies in receiving yards from this point forward with 218 yards in his last two games. Harmon highlights Cooper as a bigger, heftier receiver than commonly credited and advocates for him to be the Jets' WR2 with more role catering than he currently receives, noting he's already winning on downfield routes against man coverage with Gino Smith.PositiveNewsOct 26, 2026
October Edition of The RP Mailbag is up on the channel 🔥 - Advanced metrics vs. volume - Omar Cooper Jr. - Quick twitch for WRs overrated? - Real vs. fake breakouts - Rookie rankings - "live and let live" in the candy debates And much more: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v92fyN2F6w&feature=youtu.be>PositiveRoleOct 26, 2026
Matt Harmon emphasizes Omar Cooper Jr.'s versatility and broader offensive application compared to teammate Adie Mitchell. Cooper can play outside, inside, and slot; beat both press man and zone coverage; and operate in multiple personnel groupings (12, 21 personnel, two-tight-end sets). Harmon had Cooper and Mitchell in the same prospect tier but credits Cooper with greater depth of talent and more things an offense can do with him. The Jets' first-round investment signals serious commitment despite limited sample size (five quarters played). Harmon notes Cooper does not belong in the middle-pack rookie wide receiver conversation because he was a first-round pick with a higher prospect ranking than any of the other candidates.PositiveNewsOct 25, 2026
Another HUGE play by Omar Cooper Jr. on a great throw by Geno Smith. Went for 60 yards. He will now go over 100 yards for the second straight game.PositiveBreakoutOct 22, 2026
Matt Harmon identifies Omar Cooper Jr. as a breakout candidate with a Week 6 performance that impressed: 7 targets, 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD, 3.55 yards per route run, 37% air yard share. Despite 79.6% slot usage in his prospect profile, Cooper Jr. was deployed across multiple personnel packages (22% of snaps in 12 personnel, 21% in 21 personnel), with four of six catches and his TD coming on plays with two or fewer receivers on the field. Harmon highlighted his strength with the football in his hands, quality man coverage wins, and catch-point ability in contested situations, particularly on a post route TD where he ran through zone coverage perfectly. Cooper Jr. showed excellent chemistry with Geno Smith, with both his TD and a called-back TD coming on scramble drills where Smith escaped pressure on vertical shots downfield. Harmon notes Cooper only caught 29% of his passes in space—diverging from his prospect profile strength in run-after-catch—and was instead deployed vertically downfield, which he was also strong at as a prospect. Harmon expressed high conviction, calling Cooper Jr. 'one of the most impressive prospects' he's ever talked to, praising his toughness, physicality, and intelligence. With 70% contested catch rate as a prospect, consistent hands, and route intelligence (evidenced by a well-executed pivot route against man coverage), Harmon expects more production on out-breaking routes (his best charted route and stated favorite) and improved curl/hitch routes as the season progresses. With Garrett Wilson drawing shadow coverage from Christian Gonzalez, Harmon sees multiple ways to get Cooper going. Harmon believes Cooper 'is going to be awesome' and projects him to 'put it in the box score here the rest of the way,' positioning him as a dynasty rookie draft hit in a year with limited early hits. Harmon notes that Jets GM Joe Douglas was 'infatuated' with Cooper Jr.'s profile.PositiveNewsOct 19, 2026
Top 26 WRs in PPG from Thanksgiving of last season through the NFL playoffs to Week 6 of this season (pre-MNF). 15 possible games. Pretty good ballpark for overall production, but various efficiency and alignment metrics are shown too. - Yes, obviously, this is a Jalen Coker tweet - Average age of the Top 20 is 26, and it drops to 25 if you remove Evans and Adams as the two age outliers - Obvious small sample size alert for Omar Cooper Jr. - Chris Olave now has a sustained period of high-end...NegativeRoleSep 8, 2026
Omar Cooper, the Jets' first-round pick, is viewed as primarily a slot receiver in the NFL (he was a slot receiver at Indiana) and represents an interesting but problematic variable in the Jets' offensive scheme. Harmon notes that Cooper has been competing for the starting slot receiver job and may have even lost it to Isaiah Williams in camp, creating a scheme conflict: with Kenyan Seddik as a move tight end and Cooper as a pure slot receiver, it's unclear how to get both players on the field in two-receiver sets and 12 personnel packages, limiting his ability to maximize his talents. Cooper almost certainly is going to start the season slow due to learning curve from Indiana's offense. However, Harmon emphasizes Cooper's exceptional work ethic and coachability; Cooper specifically asked Harmon about his worst-graded routes and areas for improvement, demonstrating rare self-awareness. Harmon expects Cooper to improve significantly on curl routes and man coverage, suggesting mid-season emergence potential despite slow start.PositiveUsageAug 21, 2026
Looks like Omar Cooper Jr. was out with the starting Jets offense for the first two plays of this preseason game. Off the field for the third, fourth and fifth snap, all of which came out of a two WR look. Mason Taylor was the move TE and Jeremy Ruckert the in-line. The next snap was out of a spread look on third down where Cooper was back on the field on third down in the slot.PositiveUsageApr 16, 2026
Omar Cooper Jr. is one of the best tackle-breaking WRs in the #ReceptionPerception database when looking at the last few draft classes 🔥 But more importantly, what else does he bring to the table? Breaking down where he wins as a route runner and sharing a really cool story about how he's looking to refine areas where he needs to improve as a separator with @​JamesDKoh for the latest video on the channel. Watch at the link below and please subscribe to the channel 👇PositiveValueApr 5, 2026
Four more WR prospect profiles hitting the #ReceptionPerception site tomorrow morning: Zachariah Branch Malachi Fields Antonio Williams Deion Burks **Prospects already on the site:** Jordyn Tyson Makai Lemon Carnell Tate KC Concepcion Denzel Boston Chris Brazzell Omar Cooper Jr. Elijah Sarratt Chris Bell Germie Bernard That'll bring us to 14 total, and my goal is to have 30 WR prospects written up on the site between full profiles and The Rookie Rounup by the day of the NFL Draft.PositiveValueApr 1, 2026
I've added the 10 prospects with full #ReceptionPerception profiles currently on the site to my stacked tiered rankings for the 2021 to 2026 NFL Draft WR classes. No Tier 1 ranked WRs, so far, but handed out three Tier 2 and three Tier 3 designations. See where the following prospects got slotted: Jordyn Tyson Makai Lemon Carnell Tate KC Concepcion Denzel Boston Chris Brazzell Omar Cooper Jr. Elijah Sarratt Chris Bell Germie Bernard Link below 👇