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Edgerrin Cooper

Linebacker, Green Bay Packers · #56.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 56
Born: Nov 17, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: Covington, LA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 229 lbs
College: Texas A&M
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	30	18	12	3	0	0	0	1	18	18.0	0	18	1	5.5	9	0
Career	235	138	97	7	3	2	4	2	40	20.0	0	22	9	26	42	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ TB	W 17-14	9	4	5	1	0	0	1	18	18.0	0	0	1	0
Thu, Sep 24	vs ATL	L 35-14	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NYJ	W 20-17 OT	8	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ MIN	L 39-22	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Edgerrin Cooper, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

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.

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