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Cooper DeJean developed a calling card as college football's most versatile player during his time with the Iowa Hawkeyes. After the 2023 season, DeJean was named the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year. He also was a finalist for college football's top defensive player last year despite missing the end of the season with a broken fibula suffered mid-November in practice. In 2022, DeJean had five interceptions and returned three for touchdowns. He's got receiver-caliber ball skills as a defender and averaged 13.1 yards per punt return over his last two seasons at Iowa combined. “I feel like I have the size and speed to play corner,” he said. “I also understand that I can play multiple positions. I feel like I have the athleticism to play any position in the back end. It’s football, and I love to play football. So, you put me on the field, I’m going to play football wherever I am.” DeJean was originally a four-star recruit out of Ida Grove Battle Creek High School and the No. 5 prospect in Iowa's 2021 recruiting class.

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Cooper DeJean plays in pick-up runs versus Ben McCollum

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The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signing of rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean on Monday ahead of OTAs. The second-rounder inked a four-year

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Cooper DeJean is a very confident athlete, even when it comes to playing basketball against Caitlin Clark.  DeJean’s recent comments went viral when

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Cooper DeJean asked whether being white limits chance to play cornerback in NFL

Following Cooper DeJean‘s No. 40 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, his rookie contract numbers have

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Iowa's Cooper DeJean is off the board in the second round of the NFL Draft. The 6-foot-1, 203-pound Odebolt, IA native was selected by the

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Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean's NFL dreams have now come true, selected with the No. 40 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the

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After months of workouts and meetings with teams, the 2024 NFL Draft officially opened Thursday night. The first round is now in the books, and ESPN

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Unless there's a trade, the Packers will pick late Thursday night to open their NFL Draft. And the mocks suggest Green Bay will select a DB. But the

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ESPN released its final NFL Mock Draft, predicting multiple trades in the first round and finalizing the first 32 picks Thursday night.  Field Yates