Green Bay Packers Select Cooper in Second Round of 2024 NFL Draft
Apr 26, 2024 | Football
DETROIT – A consensus All-American and one of the nation’s most productive defensive players last season, Edgerrin Cooper was selected with the 45th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft Friday night.
Cooper was an unstoppable force in his junior season, helping the Aggies rank seventh among Power 5 teams in total defense, while also boasting top-three season totals in tackles for loss and sacks as a team through the end of the regular season. The linebacker led the SEC and ranked fifth among Power 5 players with 17.0 tackles for loss on the year. Cooper's team-best 84 total tackles and 8.0 sacks ranked sixth and fourth in the SEC, respectively. The Covington, Louisiana, native tallied at least six takedowns in nine of the team's 12 regular season games last season, matching his career high with 11 tackles against Alabama and Mississippi State. He had at least 1.0 TFL in seven of the eight SEC games, including 8.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks through the first three league games of the season.
Following his impressive season, Cooper was named to the Walter Camp, AP, AFCA, ESPN, The Athletic and CBS Sports All-America First Team, while he also earned second-team distinction from the FWAA and Sporting News.
“I am so excited for Coop,” Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko said. “He’s a young man who came to college with unbelievable speed, twitch and athleticism, and has grown into an NFL linebacker. He’s a great blitzer who can also cover and hold up against the run and played on special teams. Green Bay is getting an outstanding young man.”
Cooper played in 23 total games as a freshman and sophomore, making nine starts. He finished fourth on the team in tackles in each of those seasons, tallying 58 in 2021 and 61 in 2022.
