Safety, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2022–26
Jeremiah Cooper
Lettered 2022–25 at Iowa State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- El Paso, TX
Jeremiah Cooper plays safety for Penn State, after Iowa State (2022–25). Last time out, against USC: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
19 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles vs. USC, L 23–31
Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 20262interceptions, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 2023Honors
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 32 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 48 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Penn State | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 153 | 92 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 4 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Iowa State | 4 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Iowa State | 4 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Iowa State | 4 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 188 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Penn State 5 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Temple | W 27–9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Buffalo | W 55–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Wisconsin | L 20–24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Northwestern | L 13–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. USC | L 23–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Iowa State 3 games, 9 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Kansas State | W 24–21 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Iowa | W 16–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Arkansas State | W 24–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Iowa State 14 games, 48 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Dakota | W 21–3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atIowa | W 20–19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Arkansas State | W 52–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Houston | W 20–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Baylor | W 43–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at West Virginia | W 28–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. UCF | W 38–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Texas Tech | L 22–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Kansas | L 36–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Utah | W 31–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Kansas State | W 29–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Arizona State | L 19–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 42–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Iowa State 11 games, 45 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 30–9 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Iowa | L 13–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio | L 7–10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 34–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Oklahoma | L 20–50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. TCU | W 27–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | atCincinnati | W 30–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atBaylor | W 30–18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Texas | L 16–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atKansas State | W 42–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Memphis | L 26–36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Iowa State 8 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 42–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Ohio | W 43–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Baylor | L 24–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atKansas | L 11–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kansas State | L 9–10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas | L 21–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oklahoma | L 13–27 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.West Virginia | W 31–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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