Jeremiah Cooper
| Iowa State Cyclones – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Communications Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 26, 2004[1] El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Andress (El Paso, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeremiah Cooper (born April 26, 2004)[1] is an American football defensive back for the Iowa State Cyclones.
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.[2] Cooper would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Iowa State.[3][4]
College career
In 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
Cooper is the brother of former Arizona safety Tristan Cooper, and the brother of current Oral Roberts women's basketball player Hannah Cooper.[12]
References
- ^ 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.