The Eagles continued revamping their secondary on Friday, trading up 10 spots in the second round to take Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean with the 40th overall pick.

DeJean, widely considered a first-round prospect going into the draft, played primarily as an outside cornerback with the Hawkeyes but has the versatility to play slot cornerback or safety. The Eagles moved up to ensure they got the 21-year-old, sending picks No. 50, No. 53, and No. 161 to the Washington Commanders in exchange for picks No. 40, No. 78, and No. 152.

DeJean was a two-year starter for Iowa and finished his career with seven interceptions, 20 pass breakups, and 120 total tackles. The 6-foot, 203-pound prospect had three interception returns for touchdowns in 2022 and was an impactful punt returner throughout his career as well. He won Big Ten punt returner of the year last season to go along with winning the conference’s honors as best defensive back.

His versatility was apparent at Iowa, where he’d sometimes line up in the slot to match up with tight ends. He spent some time as a box safety as well and said the Eagles talked to him about playing all three spots during the pre-draft process, which would make sense considering new Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s tendency to deploy defensive backs from multiple alignments in the secondary to help disguise coverages.

“They talked to me about all three positions,” DeJean said. “I don’t have a preference. I’m a football player, if you put me on the field, I’m going to go play football. Whether it’s inside, outside, at safety, wherever it is, this is a game I love to play. As long as I’m on the field out there, I’ll be happy and I’m going to give it my all.”

DeJean’s versatility aside, his physical traits and college production suggest he has a chance to stick as an outside cornerback. Although he missed the last four games of last season with a fractured fibula that also held him out of the combine, DeJean had promising athletic testing at a private workout earlier this month. A former all-state sprinter in Iowa as a high schooler, DeJean ran a sub 4.5-second 40-yard dash and a 10-foot broad jump according to several media reports.