Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Iowa
Cooper DeJean
DB • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Odebolt, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cooper DeJean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Cooper DeJean built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Odebolt, IA wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Cooper DeJean's career was his defensive production: 113...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 40
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Cooper DeJean, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Iowa. Cooper DeJean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 8
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Cooper DeJean Iowa Highlights
2023 · Iowa · Player Highlight
Cooper DeJean college highlights at Iowa.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Cooper DeJean quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Battle Creek-Ida Grove · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Battle Creek-Ida Grove · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 8 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DB 189th (top 20%) · Big Ten 92nd (top 15%) · National 845th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 60.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 68 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 4 | 60.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 45.6 |
Related Context
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Cooper DeJean played DB for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cooper DeJean recorded 8 rushing yards, 113 tackles, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Iowa paired 15 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Iowa
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
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Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Illinois
Player Story
Cooper DeJean story
Cooper DeJean built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Odebolt, IA wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Cooper DeJean's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cooper DeJean's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 426 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Cooper DeJean moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 15 | 33.3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 15 | 33.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 26.1 | 4.7 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · L 7-10
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 11 · W 24-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 20-13
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 15-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Iowa
15 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 7 usage
60.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
60.7
15 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Iowa
45.6
9 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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