- DeJean may be selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft on Thursday
- Clark broke several records during her final season at Iowa before the WNBA
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Former Iowa cornerback, and possible 2024 NFL Draft first-round pick Cooper DeJean, believes he could defeat Caitlin Clark in a one-on-one game of basketball, he said.
DeJean revealed he was asked by a few NFL teams looking to draft him if he could beat Clark head-to-head. The 6-foot-1 defensive back then said he could beat the now-Indiana Fever star.
Clark had an incredible senior season at Iowa, where she broke several NCAA records, including becoming the collegiate all-time overall scoring leader.
A Clark-led Iowa team has been involved in the college women’s basketball all-time viewership record being broken four times over the last 13 months.
DeJean has not played organized basketball since high school, but did average 25.9 points per game as a senior.
Caitlin Clark is the NCAA’s all-time leading overall scorer after a prolific career at Iowa
DeJean has not played organized basketball since high school, but is confident in facing Clark
‘I think I can,’ DeJean said to Yahoo! Sports. ‘She’d probably score a few buckets on me, but I think I could pull it off.’
DeJean was a three-sport athlete in high school and was all-state in track and field as a sprinter during his senior season.
DeJean’s 1,832 career points are 45 ahead of future NBA first-round pick Harrison Barnes in the Iowa high school record books.
His 247Sports composite does not list him picking up a Division-I basketball offer, while he was a top-200 recruit in the country for football.
Clark will begin her WNBA career next month with ticket prices skyrocketing with her arrival around the league.
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