Social Media Reacts to NFL Prospect Cooper DeJean’s Comments About Caitlin Clark

Posted on April 24, 2024

While it’s no surprise that NFL teams try to stump top prospects with unique questions leading up to the draft, NFL prospect Cooper DeJean was asked by a few teams if he thinks that he could beat Caitlin Clark one-on-one or not.

DeJean, an incredible dual-sport athlete from Iowa, mentioned his confidence in his ability to take down Clark despite her scoring “a few buckets.”

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 didn’t take the internet long to chime in with some funny reactions and responses, and here were some of the best takes on the situation from social media.

Look up Cooper Dejean basketball highlights lol. This isn’t even arrogance. He would win. He would dunk every single possession. https://t.co/3vBahaz8bm
— Juicy Jay (@JayWinsy) April 24, 2024

https://t.co/7s5aoAfOnU pic.twitter.com/IdqG9YTrfP
— Casual Big Ten (@casualbigten) April 24, 2024

love the confidence but he'd get cooked like a filet-o-fish https://t.co/79AR2QzQqe
— PlannedSickDays (@PlannedSickDays) April 24, 2024

Not going to entertain this debate, but I will say this: most people responding here have no idea how good Cooper was in basketball at OABCIG. https://t.co/kFD1vSPyqk
— Eric Pratt (@ByEricPratt) April 24, 2024

1) they are wild for asking him that
2) My money is probably on him (he had D1 Basketball offers out of HS – he’s not an ordinary Joe)
3) this is a cornerback answer https://t.co/DG0SIgBhK0
— Colby™️🤘🏽 (@kingbolby) April 24, 2024

Hate this question. It forces DeJean, who is about to be a first-round NFL Draft pick and was an accomplished high school basketball player, to either feign humility (he’s a cornerback!) or appear to be dismissing Clark. I thought he gave his honest answer in a respectful way. https://t.co/z9zYXfpySA
— Adi Joseph (@AdiJoseph) April 24, 2024

I'm sure he's getting clowned for this, but he's one of the best HS basketball players in Iowa history averaged 26-8-7 and scored more points than Harrison Barnes in HS https://t.co/rkOWR3geJJ
— The Pizza Charlatan (@ryanschock24) April 24, 2024