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Former Iowa cornerback and top NFL draft prospect Cooper DeJean believes he can take on Caitlin Clark in a game of one-on-one basketball.
Ahead of the NFL draft, DeJean, who many believe is a first-round pick at cornerback, told CBS Sports that he’s been asked by teams if he could be Clark in basketball, and he thinks he could actually pull it off.
“A lot of teams have asked me if I could beat Caitlin Clark, I said I think I can”
“She’d definitely score on me, for sure, but I think I could pull it off, “It would be close, though. … She can shoot from anywhere, I think.”
Iowa CB Cooper DeJean thinks he can beat Caitlin Clark one-on-one 😮 @IowaAwesome pic.twitter.com/U2qX8MoTKl
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 24, 2024
It is worth noting that DeJean was a stud basketball player in high school before transitioning to football full-time.
Iowa CB Cooper DeJean is the BEST athlete in the 2024 NFL Draft and his high school basketball mixtape is proof of that 😮💨
(h/t @CourtsideFilms) pic.twitter.com/tPguvb20vf
— NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) February 7, 2024
Fans immediately stated debating if DeJean could actually beat Clakr in a game of one-on-one.
love the confidence but he'd get cooked like a filet-o-fish https://t.co/79AR2QzQqe
— PlannedSickDays (@PlannedSickDays) April 24, 2024
He's a world class athlete who had more career points than Harrison Barnes' in high school and averaged 25.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game as a senior in high school.
It's not an outlandish thought.
— Antoine Marshall (@Marshalllaw1906) April 24, 2024