Jeremiah Cooper
Jeremiah Cooper is an American college football defensive back for the Penn State [Nittany Lions football|Penn State Nittany Lions]. He previously played for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life
Cooper attended Andress High School in El Paso, Texas, where he played both wide receiver and a safety on the football team. Offensively, he hauled in 78 receptions for 1,493 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 782 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, he notched 143 tackles with seven being for a loss, a sack, 13 pass deflections, 19 interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles. Cooper committed to play college football at Iowa State University.College career
As a freshman in 2022, Cooper totaled 32 tackles with half a tack being for a loss, and a pass deflection. In the 2023 season opener, he intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, in a win over 2023 [Northern Iowa Panthers football team|Northern Iowa]. For his performance, Cooper was named the Big 12 Conference defensive player of the week. The following week, Cooper recorded an interception against rival 2023 [Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]. In week 7, Cooper grabbed another interception against 2023 [Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati] to increase his NCAA interception lead to five on the year.At the conclusion of the 2025 season, Cooper announced his intent to enter the transfer portal. On January 11, 2026, he committed to the Penn State Nittany Lions, following his Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell to the school.