Jalon
Edwards-Cooper
#3 Defensive Back
Jalon
Edwards-Cooper
#3 Defensive Back
Height 5'11
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1997-02-18 (27)
Born Spring, TX
School Texas A&M- Commerce
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 36
Special Teams Tackles 1
Interceptions 1
Sacks 0

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in February 2024.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 4

 

2023: Edwards-Cooper saw action in 14 regular-season games with the B.C. Lions, registering 36 defensive tackles, one interception and one forced fumble before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. On July 9 against the Montreal Alouettes, he returned a blocked punt for his first CFL touchdown.

 

PRO: Edwards-Cooper signed with the Lions in June of 2021 after not playing football in 2020. In nine games as a first-year CFLer, he made two interceptions and 29 defensive tackles. He registered 14 tackles in seven games with the 2022 Lions.

 

COLLEGE: At Texas A&M-Commerce, he played in 46 games, registering 141 tackles (eight for a loss), six sacks, four forced fumbles and six interceptions, one of which he returned for a 52-yard touchdown as a freshman in 2016. He was part of the 2016 Lone Star Conference championship team and the 2017 NCAA Division II championship team. 

 

FAST FACT: Edwards-Cooper had a 52-yard interception-return touchdown as a redshirt freshman in 2016.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
BC 9 29 0 0 2 0 0
2022
BC 7 14 0 0 0 0 0
2023
BC 14 36 1 0 1 0 1
Total
30 79 1 0 3 0 1

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 CGY 2 0 0 0 0 0
06-22
3 WPG 3 0 0 0 0 0
07-03
4 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0
07-09
5 MTL 5 0 0 0 0 0
07-22
7 SSK 4 0 0 1 0 0
07-29
8 EDM 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-03
9 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1
08-20
11 SSK 1 0 0 0 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 4 0 0 0 0 0
09-16
15 OTT 2 1 0 0 0 0
09-22
16 EDM 4 0 0 0 0 0
10-06
18 WPG 7 0 0 0 0 0
Total
36 1 0 1 0 1

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS