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Report: Jets WR Omar Cooper Jr. (ankle) heading to IR

By Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2026 | 12:18 PM

By Field Level Media

Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – The Jets are placing ​rookie wide receiver ‌Omar Cooper Jr. on injured reserve, NFL Network reported on Saturday.

The first-round draft pick ‌did ​not practice all ⁠week due to ⁠an ankle injury and now will have to miss at least four ​games while on IR.

Cooper, 22, caught his ⁠only target for ⁠30 yards in ​New York’s season-opening 23-10 win ​at Tennessee last Sunday.

Cooper played ‌only five offensive snaps in his NFL debut against the Titans ⁠before departing in the first quarter.

He was selected with the 30th ⁠overall ‌pick in April’s ⁠draft after helping ​Indiana ‌capture a national championship.

Cooper ​collected 69 ⁠catches for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns in 16 games for the unbeaten Hoosiers last season.

(–Field ​Level Media)