Cooper DeJean CB Iowa | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Cooper DeJean CB Iowa
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Last Updated: 07/03/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.50 seconds (48%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 20.7 DOB: 02/09/2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Last Updated: 07/03/2023 | |
| Draft Year: 2024 | |
| 40 time: 4.50 seconds (48%*) | |
| Age: 20.7 DOB: 02/09/2003 | |
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Overall Rating: | 87.9 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 51.6 | |
| Tackling: |
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86% |
| Run Defense: |
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85% |
| Coverage: |
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89% |
| Zone: |
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88% |
| Man/Press: |
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82% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
1st - Mid
Overall Rank:
#22
Position rank:
#3
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| College Games: 19 College Snaps: 1122 | ||
ESPN RATING: 75/100
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247 RATING: 90/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.7 (93%)
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Draft Profile: Bio
Cooper DeJean from Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. Following high school, DeJean opted to join Iowa after being heavily recruited.In 2021 as a freshman DeJean saw action in just 2 games and played a total of 11 snaps at cornerback for the Hawkeyes. He recorded just 2 tackles, no assists, while adding no stops. In coverage DeJean notched up no pass breakups, no interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 93.8.
As a sophomore in 2022 he played in 12 games and logged 741 snaps for the Hawkeyes. He made solid 57 tackles, 11 assists, and had 22 stops. In coverage he totaled 5 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 55.6.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Good energy and toughness, although he needs to improve his tackling technique for consistent results.
- Has the violent hands to discard receivers and smaller tight ends, and DeJean is a reliable tackler. In coverage, he shows good instincts when sitting back in zone, with click-and-close ability and good ball tracking.
- Good agility and balance when shadowing his target. Competitive player.
- While aggressive in the run game, he needs to become more physical in his tackling.
- Generally accurate angles to the ballcarrier, but there's room for tightening his angles in pursuit.
- Has good body control and balance to redirect and break down in the open field.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- While he takes generally accurate angles, there's still a need to tighten his angles in pursuit.
- Despite his strength, he’s not an overly physical tackler and may need to add some weight at the next level to increase his physicality.
- Questionable technique and DeJean gets lazy with fundamentals, sometimes getting high in his backpedal and will breach the coverage call seeking flashy plays
How other scouting services rate Cooper DeJean (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
22.1
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
4.0