Jeremiah Cooper (born April 26, 2004)[1] is an American football defensive back for the Iowa State Cyclones.
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| Iowa State Cyclones – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Communications Studies |
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| Born: | April 26, 2004[1] El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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| High school | Andress (El Paso, Texas) |
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Early life and high school
editCooper 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.[2] Cooper would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Iowa State.[3][4]
College career
editIn Cooper's freshman season in 2022, he totaled 32 tackles with half a tack being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[5][6] 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.[7] For his performance, Cooper was named the Big-12 defensive player of the week.[8][9] In the following week, Cooper would record an interception against rival Iowa.[10] In week seven, Cooper would tack on interception versus Cincinnati to increase his NCAA interception lead to five on year.[11]
Personal life
editCooper is the brother of former Arizona safety Tristan Cooper, and the brother of current Oral Roberts women's basketball player Hannah Cooper.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b @jeremiah1cooper (April 26, 2021). "bday love 💯 #17" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jeremiah Cooper Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Bain, Matthew (July 3, 2021). "Iowa State football lands 3-star Texas safety Jeremiah Cooper". Des Moines-Register. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Chavez, Felix (July 7, 2021). "Andress defensive back, wide receiver Jeremiah Cooper commits to Iowa State". El Paso-Times. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Deaver, Collin (September 15, 2023). "Andress grad Jeremiah Cooper off to great start to sophomore season at Iowa State". KTSM. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Jeremiah Cooper 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Less-heralded Jeremiah Cooper Iowa State's early star in the secondary". Des Moines-Register. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Royston, Christian. "Jeremiah Cooper nabs Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Phillips, Rachel (September 4, 2023). "El Pasoan Jeremiah Cooper tabbed as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". KVIA. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Gray, Rob. "Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper's talent for takeways is evident early this season". The Gazette. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Andress grad Jeremiah Cooper with fifth interception of season in 30-10 Iowa State win". KTSM. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Andress senior football player Jeremiah Cooper living up to billing". El Paso Times. August 22, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2023.