Jeremiah Cooper

Career:

NCAA Active Rankings: : Tied for sixth among active FBS players with 30 career passes defended (8 interceptions, 22 breakups).

Iowa State Rankings: : Tied for 10th all-time at Iowa State with eight career interceptions.

Awards:

2025:

Was a Preseason All-Big 12 selection...Tabbed Phil Steele fourth-team Preseason All-American...Named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award watch lists.

2024:

Postseason:

Voted All-Big 12 honorable mention.

Preseason: Named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List.

2023:

Postseason: Selected All-Big 12 first team...Named Academic All-Big 12.

Weekly: Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (9/4).

2022: Named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year...Voted All-Big 12 honorable mention.

Season:

2025:

Started in four games before a season-ending injury...Moved to cornerback after playing previous three seasons at safety...Recorded nine tackles (six solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and three pass breakups...Allowed a 33.3 completion percentage when targeted.

2024: Started all 14 games...Tallied 48 tackles (30 solo), one tackle for loss, two interceptions and seven pass breakups.

2023: Started 11 games...Made 45 tackles (27 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, one forced fumble and 10 pass breakups. Returned one interception for a touchdown...Tied sixth in the FBS with five interceptions and 32nd with 10 pass breakups...Limited opposing offenses to a 53.3 completion percentage when targeted.

2022: Played in nine games and started in seven contests...Collected 32 tackles (19 solo), a half-tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

Game-By-Game:

2025:

vs. Kansas State (8/23):

Recorded three tackles, one solo...Added a half-tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

Iowa (9/6): Made four stops, including three solo...Secured a tackle for loss...Had an interception, which was returned 24 yards, and a pass breakup.

at Arkansas State (9/13): Posted two solo tackles and a pass breakup.

2024:

North Dakota (8/31): Tallied six tackles, including two solo.

at Iowa (9/7): Registered five tackles with four solo.

Arkansas State (9/21): Made two tackles, one solo...Had an interception for a 6-yard return.

at Houston (9/28): Recorded three tackles, including two solo...Secured an interception.

Baylor (10/5): Collected three tackles with two solo...Added a solo tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

at West Virginia (10/12): Registered three solo tackles.

UCF (10/19): Notched five tackles (four solo).

Texas Tech (11/2): Assisted on two tackles...Added a pass breakup.

at Kansas (11/9): Posted two tackles (one solo)...Broke up two passes.

Cincinnati (11/16): Registered five tackles (three solo).

at Utah (11/23): Made five stops (three solo).

Kansas State (11/30): Tallied two solo tackles and a pass breakup.

vs. Arizona State (12/7): Recorded a solo tackle...Added a pass breakup.

vs. Miami (12/28): Secured four tackles, including two solo...Had one pass breakup.

2023:

Northern Iowa (9/2): Recorded four tackles (one solo)...Assisted on a tackle for loss...Had two interceptions, including a 58-yard touchdown return and a 30-yard return.

Iowa (9/9): Compiled six tackles (three solo)...Notched an interception and a pass breakup.

at Ohio (9/16): Tallied four tackles, one solo, and one tackle for loss...Added a pass breakup.

Oklahoma State (9/23): Secured four tackles, including two solo...Added a QB hurry.

at Oklahoma (9/30): Had six tackles, including four solo...Added an interception and a pass breakup.

TCU (10/7): Collected seven tackles, including five solo...Broke up a pass.

at Cincinnati (10/14): Posted two tackles...Recorded an interception.

at Baylor (10/28): Secured three solo tackles...Had two pass breakups.

Texas (11/18): Notched two solo tackles...Forced a fumble.

at Kansas State (11/25): Collected three tackles, two solo...Added three pass breakups.

vs. Memphis (12/29): Made four solo stops...Broke up a pass.

2022:

Southeast Missouri (9/3): Tallied three tackles, including two solo...Had a pass breakup.

Ohio (9/17): Recorded three tackles, including two solo.

Baylor (9/24): Assisted on two tackles.

at Kansas (10/1): Registered seven tackles with five solo.

Kansas State (10/8): Made seven tackles, including three solo.

Oklahoma (10/29): Collected four tackles, including three for loss...Assisted on a tackle for loss.

West Virginia (11/5): Secured three tackles (two solo).

Played at Andress High School for head coach Chris Taylor...Named to the 2020 El Paso Times All-City team...As a senior, recorded 55 tackles and nine interceptions, returning five interceptions for touchdowns. On offense, ran for 657 yards and nine touchdowns, while adding 418 receiving yards and three touchdowns...As a junior, posted 28 tackles and five interceptions. Added 21 receptions for 478 yards...Rated as a three-star prospect...Majoring in integrated social sciences.