Jeremiah Cooper

Jeremiah Cooper
No. 4 – Penn State Nittany Lions
PositionDefensive back
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born (2004-04-26) April 26, 2004 (age 22)
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolAndress (El Paso, Texas)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Jeremiah Cooper (born April 26, 2004)[1] is an American college football defensive back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He previously played for the Iowa State Cyclones.

Early life

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 Iowa State University.[3]

College career

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]

At the conclusion of the 2025 season, Cooper announced his intent to enter the transfer portal. On January 11, 2026, he committed to the Penn State Nittany Lions, following his Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell to the school.[9]

Statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2022 Iowa State 9 7 32 19 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2023 Iowa State 11 11 45 27 18 0.0 1 0 0 0 5 88 1 10
2024 Iowa State 14 14 48 30 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 8
2025 Iowa State 3 3 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 2
Career 37 35 132 80 52 0.0 1 0 0 0 8 118 1 21

Personal life

His brother Tristan played football at Arizona while his sister Hannah plays basketball at Oral Roberts.[10]

References

  1. ^ @jeremiah1cooper (April 26, 2021). "bday love 💯 #17" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Jeremiah Cooper Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023. [better source needed]
  3. ^ Chavez, Felix (July 7, 2021). "Andress defensive back, wide receiver Jeremiah Cooper commits to Iowa State". El Paso-Times. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jeremiah Cooper 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Less-heralded Jeremiah Cooper Iowa State's early star in the secondary". Des Moines-Register. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Phillips, Rachel (September 4, 2023). "El Pasoan Jeremiah Cooper tabbed as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week". KVIA. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Gray, Rob. "Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper's talent for takeways is evident early this season". The Gazette. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Andress grad Jeremiah Cooper with fifth interception of season in 30-10 Iowa State win". KTSM. October 15, 2023. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Calvaruso, Tyler (January 11, 2026). "Former Iowa State defensive back Jeremiah Cooper commits to Penn State". 247Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  10. ^ Chavez, Felix F. (August 22, 2021). "Andress senior football player Jeremiah Cooper living up to billing". El Paso Times. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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