As roommates during Jets coaching camp, Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq had to study how to take turns with each other.
Jets followers are prepared to see what occurs to the inconsistent offense when the two rookie first-round draft picks — who have three 100-yard receiving video games and three Offensive Rookie of the Week Awards mixed — cease alternating maintain of the highlight.
“I know it’s going to come,” Cooper advised The Post. “There’s going to be a day when a few of us have a great day, so I’m looking forward to it.”
Sunday against the Raiders would be good timing.
Sadiq dazzled with seven catches for 105 yards and a landing from Geno Smith during Week 3, when Cooper was sidelined by a excessive ankle sprain. A wholesome Cooper has recorded back-to-back 100-yard, one-touchdown video games while Sadiq has gone quiet (4 catches for 21 yards over the previous 4 video games).
Drafted to take playmaking stress off Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, the duo already accounts for one-third of the 9 non-Wilson 100-yard receiving video games the Jets have since 2022. Hall accounts for two of the other six out of the backfield.
New York Jets vast receiver Omar Cooper Jr. (11) runs with the ball as Miami Dolphins cornerback Chris Johnson (3) chases him at MetLife Stadium. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post
“It’s only one ball, and Garrett has to get it, Braelon [Allen] has to get it, Sadiq has to get it, Mason [Taylor] has to get it,” head coach Aaron Glenn said. “So each week things are different. We have some other guys that can make plays too.”
Cooper’s arrow is pointing up because he didn’t let a gradual begin in coaching camp — when he was shedding first-team reps to Isaiah Williams — and an harm in Week 1 spiral. That has been a formulation for many a wasted rookie season across the NFL.
“Just belief in the game plan and being in the right spot to be a reliable target, knowing Geno is going to put it where it needs to be,” Cooper said. “Throughout my whole recovery, I made sure I trusted my faith and wasn’t going to get down on myself because I’m missing out while they were out there having fun. I was in the playbook, paying attention in the meetings, taking notes, so when I was ready to come back I wasn’t all the way behind.”
Sadiq was marketed as a versatile weapon in the NFL’s rising age of a number of tight-end formations. He has lined up in the backfield, in-line, in the slot and out vast but only has 17 touches in seven video games.
Sadiq didn’t miss any video games after struggling a concussion in Week 5. Only two of his catches have come on routes deeper than 10 yards.
“I’ve done that my whole career — learn the offense as a whole and go from there,” Sadiq said. “My targets might not be up, but somebody else is doing nicely. Mason and Omar are both having nice video games.
“I don’t have any complaints. I think it’s about just keeping the offense in rhythm, and good things will come for everybody.”
New York Jets tight finish Kenyon Sadiq (16) completes a reception during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium, Oct. 25, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post
The Giants are a prime instance of how a receiver (Malik Nabers) and a tight finish (Isaiah Likely) can play off each other to confuse coverages. Maybe it’s Cooper-Sadiq, possibly it’s Wilson-Taylor.
“In the future, that’s definitely the goal,” Cooper said. “We’d definitely be excited if that does happen. I’m thankful for the receivers around me I’m learning from and for having a veteran quarterback.”
The reply to the Jets jump-starting pissed off No. 1 goal Wilson — held to six catches in back-to-back losses — could lie in persevering with to have the rookies assert that they want to be revered by defenses.
“We’re just supporting each other, checking in with each other,” Sadiq said. “We just want each other to succeed. Being happy for someone when they go out and make a play is huge.”
The Jets aren’t discriminating among 4 tight ends primarily based on draft standing. Snaps are to be earned.
“We play quite a bit of 13 personnel [one running back, three tight ends], so that fits us well with what we want to do,” Glenn said. “So, I’ll continue to be excited about how that room is improving and it’s so much mix and matching you can do with those guys.”
Cooper has been particularly harmful against man protection. He ranks second among NFL rookies with 121 receiving yards against man protection and leads all NFL move catchers with a minimal of 45 routes with a 12.2 % explosive catch charge, per NexGenStats.
Jets vast receiver Omar Cooper Jr. (11) runs a drill during apply in Florham Park, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post
Beyond attacking the Raiders secondary, Cooper’s plans for Sunday embrace a jersey swap with his former Indiana quarterback, Raiders backup Fernando Mendoza.
“I need that jersey,” Cooper laughed. “That’ll be my first Indiana player I’ve swapped with. Our connection helped us to get the places we want to be.”