Jarrod Alexander Cooper (born March 31, 1978) is a former American football safety with the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers.

Cooper played football and ran track and field for Pearland High School in Texas.

Cooper was released by the Raiders prior to the 2007 season after failing a league mandated drug test.

He was re-signed not long after he served his suspension, but was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 17 with a torn ACL.

Cooper has since revealed that head injuries (causing recurrent, debilitating migraines) and an uncertain medical prognosis were reasons for his "abrupt" retirement from the Oakland Raiders.