Omar Cooper Jr.

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 06, 2025 - wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Kennesaw State Owls and the Indiana Hoosiers at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Cooper Shannon/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 28, 2024 - wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Maryland Terrapins at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - August 3, 2024 - wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during Fall Camp at John Mellencamp Pavillion in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Spencer Meyer/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN. wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers and defensive back Jamari Sharpe #22 of the Indiana Hoosiers during fall camp at John Mellencamp Pavillion in Bloomington, IN.

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - August 17, 2023 - wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during Fall Camp Day 12 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 09, 2023 - wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during practice at Mellencamp in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Chris Conaway/Indiana Athletics

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Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 201
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Lawrence North

Career Notes & Records
Owns two career 100-yard receiving games.

2025 (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Started one game.

Old Dominion (8/30): Caught two passes for 52 yards.

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with four starts ... 24 of 28 receptions went for a first down or touchdown.

FIU (8/31): Caught three passes for 45 yards ... Two of three catches went for a first down. Western Illinois (9/6): Posted second-career 100-yard receiving game with 131 yards and one touchdown ... Caught all four targets in the game ... Hauled in 69-yard touchdown pass from Tayven Jackson in the fourth quarter. Charlotte (9/21): Caught one pass for 11 yards. Maryland (9/28): Caught four of six targets for 83 yards ... All four receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Grabbed back-to-back 27-yard receptions on IU’s scoring drive right before halftime, including a 27-yard touchdown grab with 38 seconds left. at Northwestern (10/5): Totaled 54 all-purpose yards ... First career rush went for 7 yards ... Caught two passes for 47 yards ... Both receptions went for a first down. Nebraska (10/19): Lone reception was for 23 yards and a first down that set up Indiana’s second touchdown of the game. Washington (10/26): Lone reception went for a 42-yard touchdown from Tayven Jackson in the second quarter. at Michigan State (11/2): Caught one pass for 21 yards ... Rushed once for 16 yards and a touchdown ... Scored on the 16-yard rush in the fourth quarter. Michigan (11/9): Caught three of four targets with two going for a first down or touchdown ... Gained 53 total yards receiving ... Opened the Indiana scoring with a 7-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. Purdue (11/30): Pulled in all three targets for 44 yards ... All three catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Caught 17-yard touchdown pass from Kurtis Rourke in the fourth quarter. at Notre Dame (12/20): Lone reception was a 23-yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter to make it a 10-point game.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games with two starts ... made first career touchdown reception against Rutgers (10/21) ... first career start at Penn State (10/28) ... one of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start.

Indiana State (9/8): Made the first catch of his career, as part of a seven-catch day ... team’s leading receiver with 101 yards ... long catch of 31 yards. Louisville (9/16): Had one catch for eight yards. at Maryland (9/30): Notched three catches for 35 yards. at Michigan (10/14): Recorded two catches for 24 yards. Rutgers (10/21): Grabbed a 35-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. at Penn State (10/28): Made first career start ... had three catches for 52 yards ... grabbed a 26-yard receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 24-21. Wisconsin (11/4): Logged one catch of 12 yards ... left game in the second quarter due to injury.

2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in four games ... made collegiate debut versus Illinois (9/2) ... one of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... one of 15 true freshmen to make collegiate debut in 2022.

Illinois (9/2): Saw time on special teams as kick off return man ... returned one kick off for 21 yards. Idaho (9/10): Played first career snaps on offense in the fourth quarter ... primary return specialist on kickoffs. Western Kentucky (9/17): Returned two kickoffs for 27 yards. at Cincinnati (9/24): Returned one kickoff for 15 yards.

Prep/Personal
Wide receiver for head coach Patrick Mallory at Lawrence North High School ... Rivals four-star prospect ... rated as the No. 155 prospect nationally, the No. 22 wide receiver nationally, and the No. 6 prospect in Indiana by Rivals ... two-time Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Top 50 all-state selection ... named the IFCA position award winner (wide receiver) his senior year ... finished his career with 132 receptions for 2,856 yards, and 22 touchdowns ... all-conference standout led Lawrence North to its first sectional championship since 1990 as a senior ... teammate of IU wide receiver Donaven McCulley ... parents are Vnemina and Omar Cooper ... born on Dec. 14, 2003.