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2026 NFL draft rankings: Top 50 prospects on Miller's board

Matt Miller is back from the combine and updated his 2026 NFL draft rankings, listing his top 50 players and breaking down their best traits.
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17. Omar Cooper Jr. WR, Indiana​

Height: 6-0 | Weight: 199

Cooper made the catch of the year with his acrobatic toe-tap in the back of the end zone for the winner touchdown against Penn State, but he's much more than that highlight. Cooper is an elite route runner who moves well through traffic and dominates the middle of the field. His ability to pick up yards after the catch is equally impressive, which allowed him to rack up 937 yards and 13 touchdowns on 69 catches last season. Cooper has slot and outside alignment experience and versatility, making him an ideal No. 2 receiver.
 
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Omar Cooper Jr.
Indiana · WR · Junior (RS)
Cooper is one of my favorite players to study in this year’s draft. He’s strong, reliable and explosive. He uses his lower-body strength to run through press coverage and he’s a loose/fluid route runner. He plays without fear in the middle of the field, making combat catches look easy. He can really pluck the ball and stays grounded through the catch on crossers. Also, he can elevate and play above the rim (SEE: game-winner against Penn State) when necessary. After the catch, he has the power to break tackles and enough speed to pull away. Sources at the school rave about his makeup and competitiveness. Overall, Cooper fits the exact model of wideouts finding immediate success in the NFL.
 
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Memphis Ram said:

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Yeah, I'm not older than dirt and not on the verge of fossilization like these guys, but giving the soundbite that for tight ends "it's all about catch, run, block" simply isn't enough for to be a Rams TE. Rams TEs need also need good football IQ and strong attention to detail:

Cooley, who takes pride in knowing the game, quickly realized that even he was out of his depth when debating concepts and philosophies with his new position coach.

“I have always thought of myself as a smart football player,” Cooley said. “And Sean’s in the room, and within a week he knows 10 times more than I know about the game of football. So it became a massive challenge to me to challenge Sean. To understand it the way he understood it. Because of him I learned every front, every coverage, every look that you could get defensively.”

McVay stubbornly insisted his players not only know their positions, but fully understand and know the assignments of the players around them. Not every coach does that.

“He speaks football on a level that’s like Spanish to most people,” Cooley said. “Football is its own language, really, and every offense is a little sect of that language. But he speaks the most fluent football I’ve ever heard. You get to a point where you’re like, ‘Sean, we’re saying the same thing here. I’m just saying it in Spanglish.’ He’s like, ‘No, but I want you to say it my way.’ ”
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Sean McVay's influence on Redskins is so loud you can still hear it

Can you hear me now? If you’re Sean McVay, the answer is undoubtedly yes.
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People ooh and ahhh about physical attributes. Any analysis that omits inquiry into football aptitude/IQ is incomplete, imo.
 
jrry32 said:
It's a risk. But some risks are worth taking.
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Question being what pick level do you think it is worth it.

If we move down and add some picks I'm fine with taking Tyson. So maybe in the late teen range to twenty feels appropriate to me. But without a trade down it's a tough sell for me.
 
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Merlin said:
Question being what pick level do you think it is worth it.

If we move down and add some picks I'm fine with taking Tyson. So maybe in the late teen range to twenty feels appropriate to me. But without a trade down it's a tough sell for me.
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If the medical checks out, I'm comfortable taking him at #13. I'm also comfortable trading down and taking him if he's available.
 
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Merlin said:
As usual Riddick lacks objectivity in his take. Fragility is a real thing with certain players. You never really know who's going to be able to stay healthy, and some luck is involved of course, but some players certainly do get injured more than others. So as good as Tyson's film is, as a GM minded person he pretends to be he should acknowledge the reality of Tyson's background and how it will impact his draft position.

If Tyson didn't have the injury history he'd be in the mix as first wideout off the board. But he does have the injury history. I love the player. I think Tate's better getting off the line, which is a big element in projecting how soon an X will translate to the NFL. But Tyson has some natural agility and skill that are hard to find. Unfortunately you gotta consider the entire package.
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I actually think Tyson better getting off the line than Tate. His releases are crazy good and he typically shakes the shit out of the coverage to get super wide open. He's my WR1 hands down.
 
El Chapo Jr said:
I doubt Boston goes high. I think he's going to go towards the latter part of round 1 or fall into the very early 2nd. We'll see though.
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I just don't see Boston making it to round 2, he is just too good and rounded of a player. You can't teach that size and he has great physicality, and is a very good blocker, which I think would make him a great Ram too.
 
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rdlkgliders said:
I just don't see Boston making it to round 2, he is just too good and rounded of a player. You can't teach that size and he has great physicality, and is a very good blocker, which I think would make him a great Ram too.
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I'm obviously guessing but I'm saying that's his worst case/nightmare scenario. I think he'll personally go in the 20's.
 
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