Edgerrin Cooper
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Edgerrin Cooper
| image =
| current_team = Green Bay Packers
| number = 56
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 229
| high_school = Covington
| college = Texas A&M (2020–2023)
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 45
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2024)
- Consensus All-American (2023)
- First-team All-SEC (2023)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 87
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 4
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 = 1
| statlabel7 = Touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = C/CoopEd00
}}
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
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.{{Cite web |last=Derry |first=Jim |date=February 5, 2020 |title=All-State LB Edgerrin Cooper of Covington signs with Texas A&M |url=https://www.nola.com/news/communities/st_tammany/all-state-lb-edgerrin-cooper-of-covington-signs-with-texas-a-m/article_91f8321c-483e-11ea-866a-3719da2afcf7.html |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=NOLA.com}} Cooper would decide to commit to play college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Adam |date=2020-01-04 |title=4-star 2020 LB announces commitment to Texas A&M during All-American Bowl |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tamu-football/4-star-2020-lb-announces-commitment-to-texas-am-during-all-american-bowl/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Cole |date=January 4, 2020 |title=Aggies Land Four-Star LB Edgerrin Cooper |url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/recruiting/aggies-land-four-star-lb-edgerrin-cooper |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}}
College career
In Cooper's first season in the 2020 COVID shortened year, he recorded two tackles in two games.{{cite web |title=Edgerrin Cooper 2020 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/edgerrin-cooper-1/gamelog/2020/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=October 16, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Edgerrin Cooper 2021 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/edgerrin-cooper-1/gamelog/2021/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=October 16, 2023}} For his performance on the 2021 season, he was named to the SEC All Freshman Team.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Cole |date=December 17, 2022 |title=Texas A&M Aggies LB Edgerrin Cooper to Return for 2023 |url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/texas-aggies-linebacker-edgerrin-cooper-returning-transfer-portal-news-update |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Cole |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Texas A&M Dominates In 2021 All-Freshman SEC Class |url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/news/aggies-all-freshman-sec-tyreek-chappell-edgerrin-cooper-shemar-turner-bryce-foster |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}} In the Aggies 2022 season finale, Cooper forced a fumble, as he helped Texas A&M end their season with a win, beating LSU.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Cole |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Three Texas A&M Players Honored Following Upset Win Over LSU |url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/tamu-aggies-sec-player-of-week-conner-weigman-demani-richardson-devon-achane |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}} 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.{{cite web |title=Edgerrin Cooper 2022 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/edgerrin-cooper-1/gamelog/2022/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=October 16, 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ezman |first=Alfred |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Texas A&M Player Spotlight: Edgerrin Cooper |url=https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/texas-am-player-spotlight-edgerrin-cooper |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Craven |first=Mike |date=October 7, 2023 |title=Conservative decisions, secondary lapses cost Texas A&M in home loss to Alabama |url=https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2023/10/07/conservative-decisions-secondary-lapses-cost-texas-a-m-in-home-loss-to-alabama?ref=related_thumb |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Dave Campbell's Texas Football}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/8
| weight = 230
| dash = 4.51
| ten split = 1.54
| twenty split = 2.64
| shuttle = 4.29
| cone drill = 7.19
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/edgerrin-cooper/3200434f-4f53-5990-fc98-570859860963 |title=Edgerrin Cooper Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 23, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1039805&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Edgerrin Cooper College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 23, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Karels |first=Carter |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Texas A&M Pro Day results: 18 former Aggie players audition for NFL teams |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/article/texas-a-m-pro-day-results-18-former-aggie-players-audition-for-nfl-teams-228961567/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=247Sports.com}}
}}
Cooper was selected with the 45th overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite web |last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=April 26, 2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft: Packers select Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper in 2nd round, No. 45 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-texas-a-m-lb-edgerrin-cooper-2024-nfl-draft |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=Packers.com}} On May 23, 2024, he signed his rookie contract.{{cite web|title=Packers sign linebacker Edgerrin Cooper|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-linebacker-edgerrin-cooper|website=packers.com |access-date=May 23, 2024}}
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.{{cite web|title=Browns QB Jameis Winston, Falcons QB Kirk Cousins highlight Players of the Week|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2024-week-8-jameis-winston-kirk-cousins|author=Gordon, Grant|website=NFL.com|date=October 30, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|title=Bills QB Josh Allen, Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield highlight Players of the Week|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2024-week-15-josh-allen-baker-mayfield|author=Gordon, Grant|website=NFL.com|date=December 18, 2024}} He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{cite web | last=Hodkiewicz | first=Wes | title=Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper, S Evan Williams named to PFWA All-Rookie team | website=Packers.com| date=2025-01-21 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-lb-edgerrin-cooper-s-evan-williams-named-to-pfwa-all-rookie-team-2024 | access-date=2025-04-04}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/edgerrin-cooper/ Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/edgerrin-cooper/11498 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Louisiana
Category:Sportspeople from Covington, Louisiana
Category:Covington High School (Covington, Louisiana) alumni
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players