Jeremiah Cooper

Jeremiah Cooper (born April 26, 2004) is an American college football defensive back for the 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 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 Iowa. In week 7, Cooper grabbed another interception against 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.

Statistics Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD 2022 Iowa State 9 7 32 19 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2023 Iowa State 11 11 45 27 18 0.0 1 0 0 0 5 88 1 10 2024 Iowa State 14 14 48 30 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 8 2025 Iowa State 3 3 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 2 Career 37 35 132 80 52 0.0 1 0 0 0 8 118 1 21

Personal life His brother Tristan played football at Arizona while his sister Hannah plays basketball at Oral Roberts.