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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.
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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) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| 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 8, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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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]
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]
| 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.[17] Cooper helped the Packers to a 30-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He recorded eight tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
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