Edgerrin Cooper

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 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. Cooper would decide to commit to play college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.

College career In Cooper's first season in the 2020 COVID shortened year, he recorded two tackles in two games. 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. For his performance on the 2021 season, he was named to the SEC All Freshman Team. In the Aggies 2022 season finale, Cooper forced a fumble, as he helped Texas A&M end their season with a win, beating LSU. 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. 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.

Professional career

Cooper was selected with the 45th overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. On May 23, 2024, he signed his rookie contract.

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. 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. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2024 GB 14 4 87 57 30 3.5 13 0 4 1 22 22.0 22 0 1 2 4 0 2025 GB 16 16 118 63 55 0.5 4 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Career 30 20 205 120 85 4.0 17 0 8 1 22 22.0 22 0 3 3 4 0 Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2024 GB 1 1 7 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 GB 1 1 8 6 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 15 8 7 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: pro-football-reference.com