NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles select Cooper DeJean in second round of 2024 NFL Draft

Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean‘s NFL dreams have now come true, selected with the No. 40 overall pick in thesecond round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles traded the No. 50, 53 and 161 picks to the Washington Commanders in exchange for picks No. 40 and 78. DeJean played high school football at Battle Creek-Ida Grove in Ida Grove (IA) where he was a four-star prospect, ranked the No. 304 overall recruit in the 2021 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the epitome of an impact pla…