Jeremiah Cooper
Penn State Nittany Lions
88
Great

Jeremiah Cooper

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
FSDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Iowa State
Projected Starter

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Jeremiah Cooper is the projected starter at FS for Penn State Nittany Lions.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of El Paso Andress, ranked #849 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 9 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #849 NatlTeam Share3%
El Paso, TX
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—913

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8667
National Rank
#849
High School
El Paso Andress
Hometown
El Paso, TX

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated defense; 72th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

The People's Ratings

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Great
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Team Role

9 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement33%

Depth at FS · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1488Jeremiah CooperStarter
  2. 2385Jamison Patton
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.