Cooper DeJean

Former defensive back at Iowa. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

DB · Iowa · Jr. · #3

6′1″ · 207 lb · Odebolt, IA

CFB Index 61 · #116 of 339 cornersLow confidenceConsensus AAPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 8, #40 overall

On production he ranks #116 of 339 corners; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 359 nationally · Signed with Iowa

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Iowa. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Iowa in 2021.
Drafted round 2 by the Philadelphia in 2024.
Named All-America (AP) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Iowa, 113 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2023) — drafted at #40 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20213 games

Signed with Iowa4-star out of Battle Creek-Ida Grove

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenfirst

202310 games

All-Americafirst · 12 selectors
All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Yearwinner
Big Ten Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 2, pick 40

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#359 national

CFB

College

Iowa

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #40

Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

17 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2023)

10 first-team selectors

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

#40Rd 2 · Pick 8

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 28-13 over that span.

2021Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #116 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#714 / 2842 · 74th pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Tackles#835 / 2842 · 70th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road4g	5.2	0.5	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	0.2	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #116 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #116 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI1st

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Iowa	41	26	2.0	5	2	--
2022	Iowa	68	53	2.0	8	5	--
2021	Iowa	4	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		113	82	4.0	13	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023

W 15–6

at Wisconsin

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

With T. Taylor — 50 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 62 LONG · L. Williams — 174 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-14vs Utah State	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 20-13@ Iowa State	10	6	0.5	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 3	W 41-10vs Western Michigan	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 0-31@ Penn State	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 26-16vs Michigan State	6	4	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 20-14vs Purdue	3	2	0.0	1	1
Wk 7	W 15-6@ Wisconsin	3	2	1.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 10-12vs Minnesota	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 10-7@ Northwestern	3	2	0.5	—	1
Wk 11	W 22-0vs Rutgers	0	0	0.0	—	1
Total		41	26	2.0	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology