Jeremiah Cooper

Jeremiah Cooper is an American football defensive back for the Iowa State Cyclones.

Jeremiah Cooper
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 4
PositionDefensive back
ClassSophomore
MajorCommunications Studies
Personal information
Born:El Paso, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolAndress (El Paso, Texas)

Early life and high school

Cooper was born in El Paso, Texas where he attended high school at Andress. In Cooper's high school career he played as both a receiver and as a safety. As a receiver he hauled in 78 receptions for 1,493 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also rushing for 782 yards and two touchdowns. As a safety he notched 143 tackles with seven being for a loss, a sack, 13 pass deflections, 19 interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles.[1] Cooper would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Iowa State.[2][3]

College career

In Cooper's freshman season in 2022 he totalled 32 tackles with half a tack being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[4][5] In week one of the 2023 season, Cooper intercepted two passes, including taking one to the house for a touchdown, as he helped the Cylcones beat Northern Iowa.[6] For his performance, Cooper was named the Big-12 defensive player of the week.[7][8] In the following week, Cooper would record an interception against rival Iowa.[9] In week seven, Cooper would tack on interception versus Cincinnati to increase his NCAA interception lead to five on year.[10]

Personal life

Cooper is the brother of former Arizona safety Tristan Cooper, and the brother of current Oral Roberts women's basketball player Hannah Cooper.[11]

References
  1. "Jeremiah Cooper Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. Bain, Matthew. "Iowa State football lands 3-star Texas safety Jeremiah Cooper". Des Moines-Register. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. Chavez, Felix. "Andress defensive back, wide receiver Jeremiah Cooper commits to Iowa State". El Paso-Times. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. Deaver, Collin. "Andress grad Jeremiah Cooper off to great start to sophomore season at Iowa State". KTSM. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. "Jeremiah Cooper 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. "Less-heralded Jeremiah Cooper Iowa State's early star in the secondary". Des Moines-Register. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. Royston, Christian. "Jeremiah Cooper nabs Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. Phillips, Rachel. "El Pasoan Jeremiah Cooper tabbed as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". KVIA. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. Gray, Rob. "Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper's talent for takeways is evident early this season". The Gazette. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. "Andress grad Jeremiah Cooper with fifth interception of season in 30-10 Iowa State win". KTSM. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. "Andress senior football player Jeremiah Cooper living up to billing". El Paso Times. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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