Jeremiah Cooper

Awards & Honors Honorable Mention All-Big 12 DB - Coaches (2024) Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (2024) First Team All-Big 12 - Coaches & Associated Press (2023) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2023) All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - Defensive Freshman of the Year (2022) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2023) Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2023) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23, S25) 2025 Played and started four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury that forced a redshirt ... moved to cornerback for the 2025 season after spending previous three seasons as a safety ... had nine tackles, including 1.5 for a loss ... had an interception in win against Iowa that he returned 24 yards ... had a season-high four tackles against the Hawkeyes ... also had three pass breakups ... announced plans to transfer following season ... finished Cyclone career with 38 career games played and 36 starts ... made 134 tackles, 4.5 for a loss, and had eight career interceptions and one forced fumble ... his eight career interceptions tied him for the 10th-most by any ISU player ... also had 22 pass breakups in his Cyclone career. 2024 Played and started all 14 games ... All-Big 12 honorable mention selection ... fourth on the team with 48 tackles, including one for a loss ... had two interceptions, running his career total to seven ... paced team with eight pass breakups ... recorded a season-high six tackles in the season opener against North Dakota ... had five tackles in win against rival Iowa ... intercepted passes in back-to-back games against Arkansas State and Houston ... notched four tackles in Pop-Tarts Bowl against No. 15 Miami. 2023 Saw action in 11 games, starting in every appearance ... missed Kansas and BYU games due to injury ... earned First Team All-Big 12 honors ... seventh on team with 45 tackles ... finished second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally with five interceptions ... had 15 passes defended, including 10 pass breakups ... was fourth nationally in passes defended per game (1.4) ... also forced a fumble against Texas ... had a season-high seven tackles against TCU ... had two interceptions against UNI in the season opener, returning first one 58 yards for a touchdown just 2:15 into the season ... first Cyclone defender with two interceptions in a game since 2018 ... earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts against the Panthers ... also had interceptions against Iowa, Oklahoma and Cincinnati ... had a career-high three pass breakups in regular season finale against K-State. 2022 Played in nine games and started seven as a true freshman defensive back ... had 32 tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, and a pass breakup ... started his first career game against Southeast Missouri, finishing with three tackles and a pass breakup ... tallied a career-high seven tackles against Kansas and Kansas State ... missed final three games of the season due to injury. High School Chose Iowa State over Baylor, Texas Tech and Arizona among others … a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … listed as a the 44th-best safety nationally by 247Sports … ranked as the 42nd-best safety in the nation by On3 … four-year contributor … team went 9-3 as a senior, recording 55 tackles and ranking second in the state with nine interceptions … returned five interceptions for touchdowns … ran for 657 yards and nine touchdowns and recorded 418 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns … named to the 2020 El Paso Times’ All City football team … recorded 28 tackles and five interceptions on defense and tallied 478 yards receiving on 21 receptions as a junior … coached by Chris Taylor. Personal Majoring in liberal studies.