Player Dossier

2021-2023

Iowa

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.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

33.3

Consistency

51

Season Value

28.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cooper DeJean, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Iowa. Cooper DeJean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Iowa paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Postseason · Iowa

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

8.4

Consistency

51

Best Game by takeover score

Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 2. Unknown: 0. Iowa State: 3. Nevada: 3. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 1. Northwestern: 0. Purdue: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Minnesota: 1. Nebraska: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 0 by 20. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 11 by 75.8. Nevada: 2 by 38.3. Rutgers: 7 by 49.2. Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Illinois: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 10 by 61.7. Minnesota: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.6 · n=7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

75.8 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 12/31@ KentuckyW 21-0000011
Fri 11/25vs NebraskaL 17-2411000
Sat 11/19@ MinnesotaW 13-1077100
Sat 11/12vs Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash gameW 24-101071010
Sat 11/5@ PurdueW 24-343001
Sat 10/29vs NorthwesternW 33-1344000
Sat 10/22@ Ohio StateL 10-5455001
Sat 10/8@ IllinoisL 6-966000
Sat 10/1vs MichiganL 14-2775000
Sat 9/24@ RutgersW 27-10750011
Sat 9/17vs NevadaW 27-0220012
Sat 9/10vs Iowa State10+ tacklesL 7-101160012
Sat 9/3vs Unknown42000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonIowa04.20.9
2021 Regular SeasonIowa04.20.90
2022 PostseasonIowa1533.38.415
2022 Regular SeasonIowa1533.38.40
2023 Regular SeasonIowa926.16-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.

#2

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Nevada

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#5

Iowa State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Iowa

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2021 Regular Season · Iowa

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Iowa

28.3

15 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.895

Battle Creek-Ida Grove · Ida Grove, IA

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

113

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
113