Jeremiah Cooper
Jeremiah Cooper
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the Iowa State secondary, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 48 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 32 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 134 | 82 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 22 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
1 TFL · 3 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to De'Javion Stepney’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Castleberry's junior season at Temple (2025).
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