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DeJean Scores TD, Eagles Win Super Bowl

Former University of Iowa consensus All-American Cooper DeJean had a birthday to remember as the NFL rookie scored a touchdown and is a Super Bowl Champion.

by Matt Weitzel

NEW ORLEANS -- Former University of Iowa consensus All-American Cooper DeJean had a birthday to remember as the National Football League rookie scored a touchdown and is a Super Bowl Champion. DeJean and the Philadelphia Eagles posted a dominating 40-22 victory over Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

DeJean intercepted Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and returned the theft 38 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was DeJean’s first interception in the NFL. DeJean also finished with three tackles and three punt returns for 27 yards.

DeJean, who turned 22 on Sunday, became the youngest player in NFL history to score a defensive touchdown on his birthday (regular or postseason). Additionally, he is just the second player all-time to score a touchdown on a birthday in an NFL championship game. The other player, Steve Van Buren, who scored a game-winning touchdown in the 1948 NFL Championship, also played for the Eagles.

DeJean becomes the first forner Hawkeye to score a Super Bowl touchdown since Tim Dwight in Super Bowl XXXIII. Dwight returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score for the Atlanta Falcons. 

20250209rk_lombardiportraits__rk18172Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) poses for a portrait with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl LIX football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Ryan Kang/NFL)

The native of Odebolt, Iowa, is the 16th Hawkeye to win a Super Bowl under Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz.

Finding the end zone is not new for the defensive back. DeJean had three pick-sixes and one* punt return for a score during his three-year Hawkeye career.