Omar Cooper
| No. 3 – Indiana Hoosiers | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | December 14, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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Omar Cooper Jr. (born December 14, 2003) is an American college football wide receiver for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cooper attended high school at Lawrence North located in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he was a three-sport athlete, starring in football, basketball, and long jump.[1][2] During his senior year, he hauled in 43 passes for 702 yards and seven touchdowns, while also averaging 9.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game.[3] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.[4]
College career
[edit | edit source]During his first season in 2022, he used the season to redshirt.[5] During the 2023 season, he hauled in 18 passes for 267 yards with two touchdowns.[6] In week five of the 2024 season, Cooper hauled in four passes for 83 yards and a touchdown in a win over Maryland.[7] Cooper finished the 2024 season, recording 28 receptions for 594 yards and seven touchdowns.[8] In week three of the 2025 season, he recorded ten catches for 207 yards and four touchdowns which tied Indiana's single-game program record, in a 73–0 win over Indiana State.[9]
College statistics
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| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 594 | 21.2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 701 | 13.5 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 1 | ||||
| Career | 36 | 0 | 98 | 1,562 | 15.9 | 18 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 2 | ||||
References
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