Cooper DeJean is a Philadelphia Eagle! That’s right certain writers of this site who are Dallas Cowboys fans (Riley Donald), Howie has done it again. Somehow, the league let Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean just keep falling. Seen nearly unanimously as a first-round pick, DeJean somehow found himself falling outside of the top 32. And then somehow he just kept falling further into the second round. Howie Roseman knew it was time to craft a deal. Even with their rivals Washington, he needed to add DeJean to fix his defense. To give Vic Fangio his superstar playmaker. That’s how Philadelphia g ..read more

The wait is over. Cooper DeJean is an NFL player. The Iowa Hawkeyes’ star defensive back has been selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 40 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Fly, Coop Fly. @cdejean23 @Eagles#NFLHawks x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/yrxmPTyWfe — Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) April 26, 2024 DeJean, one of the best defensive backs to come through the University of Iowa, ascended himself into stardom the last two seasons with the Hawkeyes. He has ultimately turned that stardom and exhilarating play into his dream, becoming an NFL player. An instant boost to the ..read more

Day one of the NFL draft is in the rearview mirror and wow, that certainly happened. Six quarterbacks were taken inside of the top 12 picks. That’s right, six quarterbacks. It truly was a wild sight. Entering day two, there is an incredible pool of talent for teams to still choose from. Cooper DeJean, Jer’Zhan Newton, and Kool-Aid McKinstry headline a stacked second round as players who most figured to hear their names called in the first round. There are intriguing options at nearly every position, with the linebacker and safety positions looking for their first representative. We’re still w ..read more

If things work out the way CBS Sports projects, folks in the “City of Brotherly Love” are going to be doing celebratory backflips later on tonight. CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso released his mock draft for day two of the 2024 NFL draft and he has Iowa’s Cooper DeJean falling all the way to the Philadelphia Eagles at pick No. 53 overall. Quality players seem to fall into Roseman’s lap, and it happens again with DeJean who can play any secondary position. – Trapasso, CBS Sports. This would certainly qualify as a sensational player falling into Philly and Roseman’s lap. That Philadelphia draf ..read more

Former Iowa football offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is joining a fellow Big Ten program’s staff. Per an initial report from Hawk Fanatic’s Pat Harty and a follow-up report from InsideMDSports’ Jeff Ermann, Ferentz is joining the Maryland Terrapins’ staff as an analyst. Maryland finished its 2023 season with an 8-5 (4-5 Big Ten) record. SOURCE: Maryland is expected to hire Brian Ferentz as an analyst for the Terps. The 41-year-old, a former Patriots assistant, spent a decade at Iowa working as the Hawkeyes OL coach and later OC. He’d also coached TEs, RBs and QBs there. Pat Harty first re ..read more

The Iowa Hawkeyes unfortunately don’t have another name to add to their list of first-round draft selections under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa superstar defensive back and return specialist Cooper DeJean didn’t hear his name called in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. After a standout career at Iowa, DeJean was a surefire first-round NFL draft choice on just about every final mock draft board. In his final season donning the black and gold, the 6-foot, 203 pound defensive back was a unanimous consensus All-American. DeJean was also named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the ..read more

The first round of the 2024 NFL draft has come and gone. Looking at mock drafts over the past calendar year, it felt like a foregone conclusion that Iowa star defensive back and return specialist Cooper DeJean would be a first-round NFL draft selection. A number of draft analysts had DeJean as a first-round selection in their final mock drafts. Alas, DeJean didn’t hear his name called on the first night of the 2024 NFL draft. From the midway point of the first round on, DeJean was the top name on Mel Kiper Jr.’s best available. ESPN’s longtime draft expert had DeJean No. 14 overall in his Big ..read more

The 2024 NFL draft is upon us tonight from Detroit. The Iowa Hawkeyes will likely see their 14th player drafted in the first round under Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz. After a terrific career in the black and gold, Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean is projected as a likely first-round NFL draft pick tonight. ESPN’s Field Yates is among the analysts that foresee DeJean getting draft in tonight’s first round. In his draft day mock draft, Yates projects DeJean to land with the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 27 overall pick. Given all of the Cardinals’ draft capital (11 total picks), ther ..read more

Is Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean a cornerback in the NFL? Is he better suited at safety? Who really knows honestly. What we do know, just get him on the field because he’s a top-tier player. After a successful stint at the University of Iowa where he established himself as one of the best defensive players in the nation, Cooper DeJean is off to conquer the next level. That starts with finding his destination this Thursday night in the 2024 NFL draft. DeJean is a projected first round pick, seen by many analysts as a candidate to go as high as the mid-teens. He’s nearly unanimously viewed a ..read more

The Hawkeyes have accomplished so much under the direction of longtime Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa has won nearly 200 games with Ferentz at the helm. The Hawkeyes are 196-119 with Ferentz calling the shots. Iowa boasts a 122-85 Big Ten mark under Ferentz’s direction and the Hawkeyes’ 25 conference victories from 2020-23 matches the program’s highest four-year conference win total (1982-85 and 2002-05). The Hawkeyes have earned 21 bowl invites during the Ferentz era, including 13 January bowl games. Ferentz’s 10 bowl victories tie for first all-time among Big Ten coaches. Iowa ..read more