Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
#4
Jeremiah Cooper
Senior safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 188 lb · El Paso, TX · Andress
CFB Index 67 · #88 of 327 cornersMedium confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 849 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
24.8own fans
0rival fans
Also worth knowing:
Jeremiah Cooper
Erases the deep middle of the field. Jeremiah Cooper arrived at Penn State from Iowa State. He has been named Preseason All-Big 12 (media) three seasons running, most recently in 2025. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20228 games
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of El Paso Andress
202311 games
- All-Big 12first
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
67 · #88 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #88 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 48 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 45 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 32 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 138 | 85 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 22 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to De'Javion Stepney’s 2022 season.
84%match
All-MAC
Matches De'Javion on
PD rate
TFL rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Castleberry's junior season at Temple (2025).
92%match
Matches Jaylen on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jeremiah Cooper
The secondary · Penn State
- #31Marcus Neal77 tackles · 2025
- #3Jamison Patton48 tackles · 2025
- #2Audavion Collins47 tackles · 2025
- #7Zion Tracy32 tackles · 2025
- #4Jeremiah Cooper9 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology