Jerome Ellsworth Couplin III (born August 31, 1991) is a former American football safety.

He was a two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and safety for head coach Bryce Bevill.

In addition, he was a member of the nationally ranked Bishop McNamara basketball team.

[2] In 2010, he competed in 11 games as a reserve in the Tribe defensive backfield and a contributor on special teams, finishing the season with six tackles and one interception.

In 2012, he had a breakout junior season emerging as one of the league's top safeties, earning third-team All-CAA honors.

He ranked fifth in the CAA with 8.3 tackles per game while the average led the league among defensive backs.

Established himself as one of the nation's top defensive players as he was a finalist for the Buchanan Award.

Recorded double-digit tackle totals in six games, and was honored as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against Delaware.

Couplin was initiated as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at William and Mary.

However, he was considered a high-priority free agent and received several contract offers right after the draft.

[1] His first regular season playing time came in week 1 against the New York Giants, which was also a Monday Night Football game.

After spending the week as a practice squad member, he was promoted back to the active roster the day before their game against the Atlanta Falcons in London.

The Philadelphia Eagles signed Couplin off of the Lions' practice squad on December 10, 2014.