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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University football standouts Joe Cooper and JayJay Jordan picked up multiple All-America honors when the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and Division II Conference Commissioners Association announced their 2025 Division II All-America teams Wednesday.
 
Cooper, a senior offensive tackle from East Berlin, Pennsylvania, was named to all three teams with a first team selection to both the AP and AFCA teams and a second team nod on the D2CCA team. Jordan, a junior running back from Reading, Pennsylvania, was named to first team honors as an all-purpose player on the AP team and picked up second team honors as a running back on the AFCA team. Slippery Rock tied for second among all programs in the country in the total number of AP All-America selections with two honorees. 
 
The All-America honors follow a string of other postseason awards earned by both men this fall. Jordan was named the PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year and picked up first team All-PSAC and All-Region honors as well. Cooper was also named to first team All-PSAC and All-Region honors and was one of eight national finalists for the Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award, where he finished fourth in the final national voting.
 
Cooper becomes a two-time All-America honoree after also being named to second team honors on both the AP and D2CCA teams following the 2024 season. Jordan earns his first career All-America awards.
 
A brief look at the season and career accomplishments of both honorees can be found below.
 
JOE COOPER
• Associated Press First Team All-American
• AFCA First Team All-American
• D2CCA Second Team All-American
 
Cooper was named to all three of the All-America teams announced Wednesday with first team plaudits on both the AP and AFCA teams and second team selection on the D2CCA team. He picked up his second straight All-America awards from both the AP and D2CCA after also previously earning his third straight All-PSAC honor and his second straight All-Region award earlier this fall. Cooper started every game this season at left tackle. A pro prospect that received visits from dozens of NFL scouts this year, Cooper protected the left side on an offensive line unit that allowed just 10 total sacks all year with a freshman quarterback. SRU ranked No. 1 in the PSAC West and No. 16 among all teams in Division II in the fewest sacks allowed in 2025. The Rock ran for 217.8 yards per game and put up 418.1 total yards of offense and 32.7 points per game. Cooper appeared in 43 games over his SRU career and started the last 38 straight games, missing zero starts in 2023, 2024 or 2025, despite playing through injuries. One of the highlights of Cooper's career came on Senior Day this fall, when he scored a one-yard rushing TD in a win over Clarion on the only carry of his career. Cooper was also named as one of the eight national finalists for the 2025 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award and finished fourth in the national voting for that honor.
 
JAYJAY JORDAN
• Associated Press First Team All-American (all-purpose)
• AFCA Second Team All-American (running back)
 
Jordan picked up first team All-America honors as an all-purpose player on the AP team and was named as a second team running back on the AFCA team, becoming one of just four running backs nationwide to earn the AFCA All-America honor. Those awards came after Jordan was previously named to first team All-Region honors and was named the PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year. He became the first SRU back since 2018 to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season with 1,375 yards in just 10 games. His 8.09 yards per carry were the highest in Super Region One and rank second nationally and his 137.5 yards per game led the PSAC and ranked No. 4 among all players in Division II. His 185.8 all-purpose yards per game ranked second in the country and third in SRU single-season history. Jordan ran for more than 100 yards in seven different games, topped 150 rushing yards in five games, had at least 180 all-purpose yards in six different games and topped 250 all-purpose yards three times this fall. Among his season highlights was a 323 all-purpose yard effort against California (Pa.), which was the most yards recorded by a single player against any NCAA Playoff team in 2025.
 
 



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