It doesn’t matter the team. It doesn’t matter who the player is.

In some situations, a college athlete does just enough to get an NFL team to fall head over heels for them. For the New York Jets, that player just might be Omar Cooper Jr. out of Indiana.

There are plenty of reasons to like the kid. Cooper is coming off a final season with the Hoosiers that ended with a National Championship and 13 touchdowns. His ability to play both in the slot and outside makes him an interesting commodity for receiver-needy teams.

But for as successful a season as Cooper had at Indiana, are his skills translatable to the NFL level? It remains a big question that the Jets must have an answer for.

Jets’ interest in Cooper

Cooper’s biggest calling card is that he’s an end-zone magnet and can play multiple positions. As both a slot and outside receiver, the 23-year-old’s versatility will be something that’s a feather in his cap.

But it also highlights a larger issue that a team like the Jets must address internally.

Cooper is a solid player, but he was never elite at the college level. There is a clear drop-off between him and the top three pass catchers of the draft: Ohio State’s Carnell Tate, USC’s Makai Lemon, and Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson.

When the Jets make their selection at No. 16, their second first-round pick of the night, they will want to get a receiver who can be a star in the league. Simply drafting a very good player won’t be enough.

Cooper plays bigger than he is and is considered something of a possession receiver in the modern game. He has shown a penchant for being hard to tackle, and his 4.42 forty time was excellent based on his game tape.

But he doesn’t have the size many look for in one-on-one matchups. He also has a tendency to get out of breaks at a slower rate than other receivers in the class.

Is that enough to keep him out of the first round? No.

But does it make him worthy of being a top 16 pick? That’s for the Jets to decide.

And if the team is looking for a star to play alongside Garrett Wilson, they could do better in the draft than Cooper, especially if a trade-up is on the table.