#3

Cooper DeJean

DB · Iowa · Jr. · #3

Unanimous AAPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 8, #40 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Cooper DeJean

DB · Iowa · Jr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#359 national
CFB
College
Iowa
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #40
Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

13 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2023)

10 first-team selectors

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-Big Ten

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

#40Rd 2 · Pick 8
PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

13 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2023)

10 first-team selectors

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-Big Ten

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Iowa41262.00.052--
2022Iowa68532.00.085--
2021Iowa430.00.0------
Career113824.00.0137--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 20–13

at Iowa State

1 PD  ·  0 TFL  ·  6 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Tre Swilling’s 2021 season.

Tre Swilling

77%match

Georgia Tech · 2021

#2

Kamren Kinchens

Miami · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
77%
#3

Peyton Bowen

Oklahoma · 2023

74%
#4

Kamari Ramsey

UCLA · 2023

NFL Rd 5
70%
#5

Leon O'Neal Jr.

Texas A&M · 2021

70%

Matches Tre on

PD rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Tre on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Coleman's junior season at Baylor (2025).

DJ Coleman

84%match

Baylor · 2025

#2

Tayon Holloway

Louisville · 2025

83%
#3

Braylon Johnson

Wake Forest · 2025

82%
#4

Mekhi Garner

LSU · 2022

All-Sun Belt
81%
#5

Peyton Bowen

Oklahoma · 2025

80%

Matches DJ on

Class year
Height
Weight