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Cooper Jr. should see an uptick in targets for the Jets in Week 9 at Kansas City due to Garrett Wilson's concussion protocol absence.

The source notes that Omar Cooper has looked like he was taking over as the lead receiver in the Jets' bunch over the last two weeks, contributing to Garrett Wilson's high variance in production.

Over the last two weeks, Omar Cooper looked like he was taking over as the lead receiver in the Jets' bunch, suggesting a shift in target distribution away from Garrett Wilson.

Cooper ran a route on 75 percent of the Jets' drop backs (58 percent from the slot) in Week 8 but did not see a single target against a Raiders defense being shredded by slot guys, despite being targeted on 24 percent of his pass routes over the previous two games. Mitchell's return to the offense means Cooper now has to compete for targets with at least two legitimate pass catchers, creating target share uncertainty.

After Adonai Mitchell's breakout 142-yard performance, Omar Cooper Jr. was relegated to a role player status on the Jets, losing target share and production opportunity to Mitchell.

Cooper Jr. started in Week 8 and was never targeted, with 0.0% adjusted target share (down from 15.6% in Week 7). His snap share increased to 78% from 64% (38 of 59) in Week 7, but he saw no offensive production. In Week 7, he had 5 catches on 5 targets for 115 yards and a touchdown.

Omar Cooper accomplished something almost never done in NFL history: 100-plus yards in his first two full NFL games. However, his role remains uncertain due to target competition from Garrett Wilson and the possibility of Wilson being traded. The source views Cooper as a potential waiver wire target but cautions that the Jets' receiver room is a frustrating headache until Wilson's status is clarified.

The source believes Omar Cooper, along with other young offensive skill players, has legitimate reason to continue improving. Cooper hasn't played a ton of football and had various traits that made him enticing as a prospect; the Jets offense is pacing to be one of the better Jets offenses of the last 15 years with continuity and youth (average age 23.8) supporting long-term optimism.

WR Omar Cooper finished without a target on 26 routes (74%), dropping his target rate to 17% for the season. He played 100% of snaps in 11 personnel and 77% in 12 personnel, but nearly all plays where he was on the field without Adonai Mitchell were runs. His redraft value took a big hit from Sunday's outcome.

Omar Cooper Jr. was the odd-man out in Week 8 but ran the same number of routes as Adonai Mitchell. He was the most-dropped WR in early waiver-wire action and is available in 27% of leagues, a number that will increase after more waivers run. Cooper is a high-end WR4 with WR2 upside.

Cooper, who had been red-hot with 11 catches for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns in the two prior games, was held without a target against the Raiders' Taron Johnson in Week 8. Quarterback Geno Smith did not test the veteran nickelback, effectively shutting down a crucial part of New York's passing game.

Cooper Jr. was held without a target in Week 8 against Taron Johnson despite entering the game red-hot with 11 catches for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns in the two prior games combined. Johnson's assignment shutdown limited a crucial part of the Jets' passing game.

Cooper Jr. failed to see a target in Week 8 after a two-game hot streak, as Adonai Mitchell had the best game of his career. With Garrett Wilson still leading in looks, Cooper and Mitchell will be difficult to project on a weekly basis. Although they have the talent for more, they are best treated as boom/bust WR4s in the Jets' good but not great offense.

Cooper Jr. failed to see a target in Week 8 after a two-game hot streak, highlighting the difficulty in projecting him and Adonai Mitchell on a weekly basis. Both have talent for more but are best treated as boom/bust WR4s in the Jets' good but not great offense.

Cooper Jr. came away with zero targets in the Jets' game where Adonai Mitchell had a breakout performance; the source uses his lack of involvement as context for understanding Mitchell's success and the Jets' receiver rotation.

Cooper's two-game breakout appears to be a flash in the pan after he did not see a single target in a 38-33 loss to the Raiders in Week 8, while Adonai Mitchell popped off on nine targets and Garrett Wilson saw 12. Oddly, Cooper ran 26 routes (matching Mitchell exactly), so the issue was not playing time but earning targets. The source notes this will likely be the name of the game for WR2s behind Wilson in New York, with usage rotating between Cooper, Mitchell, and eventually Kenyon Sadiq. While Cooper still has upside (especially since rookies tend to gain momentum in the second half), he is not a reliable fantasy play.