| No. 56 –Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (2001-11-17)November 17, 2001 (age 23) 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: 2nd round, 45th pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Edgerrin Cooper (born November 17, 2001) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theGreen Bay Packers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas A&M Aggies, being named a consensusAll-American in 2023 and was selected by the Packers in the second round of the2024 NFL draft.
Cooper was born inCovington, Louisiana and attended high school atCovington. 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 playcollege football for theTexas 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, beatingLSU.[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 versusAlabama 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 ft2+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 fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Cooper was selected with the 45th overall pick of the2024 NFL draft by theGreen 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 theJacksonville Jaguars.[17] In Week 15 against theSeattle 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 quarterbackSam Howell in a 30-13 win, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[18]