Edgerrin Cooper

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Edgerrin Cooper
File:Edgerrin Cooper.jpg
Cooper with the Green Bay Packers in 2025
No. 56 – Green Bay Packers
PositionLinebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-11-17) November 17, 2001 (age 24)
Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolCovington
CollegeTexas A&M (2020–2023)
NFL draft2024: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2025
Total tackles195
Sacks4
Forced fumbles3
Fumble recoveries3
Pass deflections8
Interceptions1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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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

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Cooper, named after Edgerrin James 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

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
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
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 three weeks, Cooper had a team-leading seven tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two pass deflections and an interception off Seahawks backup quarterback Sam Howell in a 30–13 win, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[18] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[19]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2024 GB 14 4 87 57 30 3.5 0 4 1 22 22.0 22 0 1 2
Career 14 4 87 57 30 3.5 0 4 1 22 22.0 22 0 1 2
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2024 GB 1 1 7 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 1 1 7 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

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