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Indiana Gets Commitment from Lawrence North Wide Receiver Omar Cooper Jr.

Lawrence North wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. is the highest-ranked pass catcher in the state of Indiana, and on Wednesday, he committed to Indiana. He's the 10th commitment in Indiana's class of 2022.

Tom Brew

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The months and months of recruiting finally came down to one day for Lawrence North wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr.. At long last, he's made it official, committing to Indiana on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound four-star wide receiver, the highest-ranked pass catcher in the state of Indiana, announced his decision via Twitter at 1 p.m. ET.  He had narrowed his list to Indiana and West Virginia.

Cooper is the 10th commitment in Indiana's Class of 2022 and the third four-star recruit, joining Dasan McCullough of Bloomington South, the state's No. 1-ranked player, and Coconut Creek, Fla., cornerback Trevell Mullen, the younger brother of current Indiana All-American Tiawan Mullen.

With the Cooper signing, Indiana jumped from No. 26 to No. 24 in the 247Sports composite rankings, and No. 22 in the Rivals rankings. Indiana is ranked No. 16 in the country in average grade per recruit. 

Cooper is the first wide receiver in this class, and he's the fourth offensive player, joining Rockwall, Texas quarterback Josh Hoover, Chagrin Falls, Ohio tight end Ryan Miller and Powell, Ohio tackle Carter Smith. 

Cooper has had back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons at Lawrence North in Indianapolis, and his quarterback all that time was Donaven McCulley, who's going to be a freshman at Indiana this year.

Cooper is a multi-sport athlete at Lawrence North, and he also plays basketball with C.J. Gunn, who has already committed to play basketball at Indiana.

Cooper suffered an ACL injury last football season, but he said in April that he's expecting to be 100 percent when Lawrence North's season starts in August.

Aside from Indiana and West Virginia, Cooper also had offers from Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Missouri, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, and several others. 

Indiana coach Tom Allen sent you his usual tweet after a commitment. Coaches are not allowed to talk about the recruits until the first National Signing Day period in December.

Indiana 2022 commitments thus far

  • JAMES MONDS III: Indiana was thrilled to get a commitment from Vero Beach, Fla., cornerback James Monds III, who has great cover skills and could be a huge threat in the return game for the Hoosiers. CLICK HERE
  • RYAN MILLER: Ryan Miller, a standout pass-catching tight end from the Cleveland area, has committed to Indiana. CLICK HERE
  • CARTER SMITH: Ohio offensive tackle Carter Smith is the seventh commitment in Indiana's 2022 recruiting class. CLICK HERE
  • JOSH HOOVER: Indiana got its first offensive commitment in the class of 2022 on Tuesday night when Rockwall-Heath (Texas) quarterback Joshn Hoover committed to the Hoosiers. CLICK HERE
  • ISAIAH JONES: Linebacker Isaiah Jones of London, Ohio committed to Indiana on Sunday. Jones is 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, and received substantial interest from Minnesota, Cincinnati, Duke, Wake Forest and several MAC schools. CLICK HERE
  • TREVELL MULLEN: Four-star Florida cornerback Trevell Mullen, the younger brother of Indiana All-American cornerback Tiawan Mullen, committed to Indiana on Sunday after his official visit to Bloomington. CLICK HERE
  • DASAN McCULLOUGH: Four-star athlete Dasan McCullough, one of the top players in the Class of 2022, has de-committed from Ohio State and will join Indiana instead. His father is Indiana running backs coach Deland McCullough. CLICK HERE
  • KAIDEN TURNER: Arkansas linebacker Kaiden Turner loves what Indiana's linebackers do, and he's thrilled to commit to the Hoosiers and join that outastanding group. CLICK HERE
  • RICHARD THOMAS: South Florida defensive end Richard Thomas has committed to Indiana, keeping the Florida-to-Bloomington pipeline alive for Tom Allen and his Hoosiers. CLICK HERE
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Tom Brew
TOM BREW

Tom Brew is an award-winning journalist who has worked at some of America's finest newspapers as a reporter and editor, including the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, the Indianapolis Star and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered college sports in the digital platform for the past six years, including the last five years as publisher of HoosiersNow on the FanNation/Sports Illustrated network.

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