Cooper DeJean, the Iowa CB, sits at No. 18 on the consensus board across 28 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 30% elite, 20% starter.
Character
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Highly competitive defensive back with plus ball skills and noteworthy special teams value.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “DeJean is big and bundled for a cornerback, with muscular arms and tight hips.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “His best football is played with his eyes forward, using his instincts to challenge quarterbacks and his big downhill burst to smack whatever needs smacking.”
Instincts
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “He is a dynamic athlete with the ball skills, instincts and awareness to routinely produce splash plays.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Highly competitive defensive back with plus ball skills and noteworthy special teams value. DeJean is big and bundled for a cornerback, with muscular arms and tight hips. He has fantastic interception production, but his movements are more linear than fluid, and he doesn’t have the easy change of direction needed in man coverage on the next level. His best football is played with his eyes forward, using his instincts…”
“…DeJean is a Swiss Army knife with experience at corner, slot and safety. He is a dynamic athlete with the ball skills, instincts and awareness to routinely produce splash plays.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →