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![]() Edwards-Cooper with the BC Lions in 2023 | |
Born: | Spring, Texas, U.S. | February 18, 1997
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Career information | |
Status | 1-game injured |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
College | Texas A&M-Commerce |
High school | Dekaney High |
Career history | |
As player | |
2021–2023 | BC Lions |
2024 | Saskatchewan Roughriders* |
2024–present | BC Lions |
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
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Jalon Edwards-Cooper (born February 18, 1997) is an American professional football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After using a redshirt season in 2015, Edwards-Cooper played college football for the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions from 2016 to 2019. [1] [2] He played in 46 games where he had 141 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss, six sacks, and six interceptions. [3] He was a member of the NCAA Division II Football Championship team in 2017. [3]
After not playing football in 2020, Edwards-Cooper signed with the BC Lions on June 16, 2021. [4] He began the season on the practice roster, but made his professional debut on August 12, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders where he recorded his first career interception. [3] He played and started in nine regular season games in his rookie year where he had 29 defensive tackles, five pass knockdowns, and two interceptions. [5]
In 2022, he played in seven regular season games where he recorded 14 defensive tackles and two pass knockdowns. [5] During the 2023 season, he scored his first career touchdown after returning a blocked field goal 47 yards for a score on July 9, 2023, against the Montreal Alouettes. [6] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024. [7]
On February 13, 2024, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that Edwards-Cooper had signed with the team. [8] He was released on May 12, 2024. [9]
On September 3, 2024, it was announced that Edwards-Cooper had re-signed with the Lions. [10] On July 26, 2025, Edwards-Cooper was placed on the Lions' 1-game injured list. [11]