Edgerrin Cooper
| No. 56 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 17, 2001 Covington, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Covington (Covington) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2020–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 2 / pick: 45 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Edgerrin Cooper (born November 17, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, being named a consensus All-American in 2023 and was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life and high school
[edit]Cooper was born in Covington, Louisiana and attended high school at Covington. In Cooper's senior season of high school, he notched 118 tackles with 22 being for a loss, two sacks, and five touchdowns on offense.[1] Cooper would decide to commit to play college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.[2][3]
College career
[edit]In Cooper's first season in the 2020 COVID shortened year, he recorded two tackles in two games.[4] Cooper would have a breakout season in 2021, notching 58 tackles with 5.5 going for a loss, half a sack, a pass deflection, and an interception.[5] For his performance on the 2021 season, he was named to the SEC All Freshman Team.[6][7] In the Aggies 2022 season finale, Cooper forced a fumble, as he helped Texas A&M end their season with a win, beating LSU.[8] He finished the 2022 season with 61 tackles with eight being for a loss, five pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[9] Cooper returned to the Aggies for the 2023 season as one of their top defenders, notching his best performance versus Alabama where he had 11 tackles with three going for a loss, and three sacks.[10][11]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.51 s | 1.54 s | 2.64 s | 4.29 s | 7.19 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Cooper was selected with the 45th overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[15] On May 23, 2024, he signed his rookie contract.[16]
Making his first start, he was named Week 8 NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in a 30–27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.[17] In Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks, returning from a hamstring injury that caused him to miss 3 weeks, Cooper had a team-leading 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, a sack, 2 pass deflections and an interception off Seahawks backup quarterback Sam Howell.
References
[edit]- ^ Derry, Jim (February 5, 2020). "All-State LB Edgerrin Cooper of Covington signs with Texas A&M". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Adam (January 4, 2020). "4-star 2020 LB announces commitment to Texas A&M during All-American Bowl". Saturday Down South. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (January 4, 2020). "Aggies Land Four-Star LB Edgerrin Cooper". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edgerrin Cooper 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edgerrin Cooper 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (December 17, 2022). "Texas A&M Aggies LB Edgerrin Cooper to Return for 2023". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (December 9, 2021). "Texas A&M Dominates In 2021 All-Freshman SEC Class". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (November 30, 2022). "Three Texas A&M Players Honored Following Upset Win Over LSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edgerrin Cooper 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Ezman, Alfred (October 10, 2023). "Texas A&M Player Spotlight: Edgerrin Cooper". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Craven, Mike (October 7, 2023). "Conservative decisions, secondary lapses cost Texas A&M in home loss to Alabama". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Edgerrin Cooper Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Edgerrin Cooper College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Karels, Carter (March 19, 2024). "Texas A&M Pro Day results: 18 former Aggie players audition for NFL teams". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (April 26, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft: Packers select Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper in 2nd round, No. 45 overall". Packers.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Packers sign linebacker Edgerrin Cooper". packers.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (October 30, 2024). "Browns QB Jameis Winston, Falcons QB Kirk Cousins highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com.