Jeremiah Cooper
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| Iowa State Cyclones – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Communications Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 26, 2004 |
| 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 | |
Jeremiah Cooper (born April 26, 2004)[1] is an American football defensive back for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life and high school
[edit]Cooper attended Andress High School in El Paso, Texas, where he played both wide receiver and a safety on the football team. Offensively, he hauled in 78 receptions for 1,493 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 782 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, 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 committed to play college football at the University of Iowa State.[3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2022, Cooper totaled 32 tackles with half a tack being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[4] In the 2023 season opener, he intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, in a win over Northern Iowa.[5] For his performance, Cooper was named the Big 12 Conference defensive player of the week.[6] The following week, Cooper recorded an interception against rival Iowa.[7] In week 7, Cooper grabbed another interception against Cincinnati to increase his NCAA interception lead to five on the year.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Tristan played football at Arizona while his sister Hannah plays basketball at Oral Roberts.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ @jeremiah1cooper (April 26, 2021). "bday love 💯 #17" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jeremiah Cooper Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023. [better source needed]
- ^ Chavez, Felix (July 7, 2021). "Andress defensive back, wide receiver Jeremiah Cooper commits to Iowa State". El Paso-Times. Retrieved October 17, 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.
- ^ 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.