Omar Cooper Jr.'s snap share jumps to 86% with Wilson, Shepard and Patrick out

Fantasy football: Cooper caught 8 of 11 targets for 58 yards in Week 9 and draws a top-three matchup against Buffalo this week, making him a WR3 streamer.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 10, 2026 · Updated November 11, 2026

Omar Cooper Jr. saw his snap share jump from 51% to 86% in Week 9 against Kansas City with Sterling Shepard and Tim Patrick sidelined. Cooper caught 8 of 11 targets for 58 yards and 9.8 half-PPR points as the Jets' clear top receiver with Garrett Wilson still out with a concussion. He played alongside Adonai Mitchell, who drew 7 targets on 89% of snaps but failed to catch any of them.

Cooper now draws Buffalo this week, a defence that has allowed 31.1 half-PPR points a game to receivers, the 3rd most of 32. Over his last three games he has averaged 16.4 half-PPR points with 77% of snaps and a 26% target share. His efficiency rating ranks 4th of 195 receivers, though he is scoring 7.0 half-PPR points a game above what his usage predicts, the 3rd-best mark at the position, suggesting some touchdown or big-play luck that may not repeat.

Fantasy impact

Player by player

Omar Cooper Jr.

Cooper caught 8 of 11 targets for 58 yards and 9.8 half-PPR points in Week 9, claiming a 37% target share on 86% of snaps. That snap rate nearly doubled his 51% mark from earlier games. Over his last three games he has averaged 7.7 targets and 16.4 half-PPR points, though the individual weeks varied widely: 20.0 and 19.3 half-PPR points in Weeks 7 and 6, then just 9.8 in the most recent outing.

Over the last three games his weighted opportunity rating of 0.59 ranks 26th of 189 receivers, and his 28% air yards share ranks 44th. He faces Buffalo this week, a defence allowing 31.1 half-PPR points a game to receivers, the 3rd most of 32. Cooper works as a WR3 streamer in the favourable matchup, though his efficiency numbers suggest his recent touchdown production may not hold. Standard and full-PPR managers should view him the same way given his 6.3 catches a game over the last three weeks.

What to do

• Start Omar Cooper Jr. as a WR3 this week against Buffalo's generous secondary.

• Temper expectations beyond this week, as his 7.0 half-PPR points a game above expected suggests unsustainable efficiency.

• Monitor Garrett Wilson's status, as his return would cut significantly into Cooper's elevated snap and target shares.