2025 SEASON: Started all 16 contests he played in and posted career highs in both tackles (117, No. 2 on the team) and solo tackles (63, No. 1 on the team)...Also tied for the team lead with a career-best two forced fumbles while adding a fumble recovery, a half-sack, four tackles for a loss, three QB hits, four passes defensed (tied career high) and seven QB pressures...Finished No. 7 in the NFL in average yards gained per tackle (4.67), according to TruMedia (min. 100 tackles)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 7): Led the team and posted career highs in both tackles (12) and solo tackles (eight). Of his 12 stops, five came within 2 yards of the line of scrimmage (2, 0, 1, 1, 1)…Vs. Washington (Sept. 11): Led the team in tackles (10) and solo tackles (seven). Also posted two QB hits, three QB pressures and a half-sack when he blitzed and teamed with DL Micah Parsons to take down QB Jayden Daniels on a third-and-3 early in the third quarter…Vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 12): Posted a team-high 11 tackles (four solo) while also recording a tackle for a loss and a QB pressure...At Pittsburgh (Oct. 26): Registered four tackles (all solo) and forced a fumble with just over five minutes to play in the fourth quarter by reaching out to knock the ball out of RB Kenneth Gainwell's hands after a short completion. It was recovered by S Javon Bullard at the Pittsburgh 26 and set up a drive that resulted in a 25-yard field goal to give Green Bay a 16-point lead…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 10): Tied for No. 2 on the team with six tackles (two solo) and forced a fumble on a first-quarter run when he punched the ball out from a falling QB Jalen Hurts that CB Keisean Nixon recovered at the Green Bay 14 and returned to the Green Bay 36…At Detroit (Nov. 27): Tied for No. 2 on the team with eight tackles (two solo) to go with a QB hit and a QB pressure. Four of his eight tackles came within 2 yards of the line of scrimmage (0, 8, 5, 2, 7, -1, 7, 2), including teaming up with LB Isaiah McDuffie to take down RB Jahmyr Gibbs for a loss of a yard on a third-and-2 at the Green Bay 46 early in the third quarter…At Denver (Dec. 14): Finished No. 2 on team with eight tackles and No. 1 with seven solo tackles while also posting two tackles for a loss, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. On the first drive of the game, dove on a fumble caused by Parsons to give Green Bay the ball at its own 48-yard line. With just over a minute left in the game, came off the edge and brought down FB Adam Prentice for a loss of a yard on fourth-and-1…At Chicago (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Led the team with eight tackles (six solo) while also posting a pass defensed. Made four tackles on plays that only gained a yard each.
2024: Played in 14 games with four starts, recording 77 tackles (48 solo), 3½ sacks, 13 tackles for a loss, seven QB hits, four passes defensed, an INT, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries…Was the only player in the NFL in 2024 to post 75-plus tackles, 13-plus tackles for a loss, three-plus sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Posted the most tackles for a loss by a Green Bay rookie since Matthews (17) in 2009…Led the team with 10 special teams tackles and led the team in tackles for a loss…Ranked No. 6 on the team in tackles, No. 5 in passes defensed, tied for No. 4 in QB hits and tied for No. 5 in sacks…Was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January, becoming the first Green Bay LB to earn the honor since Nick Barnett (October 2003)…Was inactive for three games (Week 12-14) due to a hamstring injury…At Tennessee (Sept. 22): Registered three tackles (all assists), a QB hit and his first career shared sack. Combined with DL Kingsley Enagbare to sack QB Will Levis for a loss of 11 yards on third-and-long, forcing Tennessee to punt in the fourth quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 29): Recorded his first career tackle for a loss and fumble recovery and posted four tackles (all solo). In the fourth quarter, recovered QB Sam Darnold's fumble that was forced by CB Keisean Nixon and returned it 4 yards to set up the Packers' offense to score two plays later, making it a one-score game with 10:16 left…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 6): Posted five tackles (three solo), his first career full sack, a tackle for a loss and two QB hits. Sacked QB Matthew Stafford for a loss of 9 yards on third-and-long in the second quarter, forcing the Rams to punt. Pressured Stafford on the Rams' final offensive play of the game, a pass on fourth-and-5 that fell incomplete to seal the game…At Jacksonville (Oct. 27): Made his first career start with LB Quay Walker (concussion) sidelined, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording eight tackles (three solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss, a QB hit, a pass defensed and his first career forced fumble. Became the first Green Bay rookie since 2000 to post eight-plus tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defensed in a game…At Seattle (Dec. 15): Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week recognition after registering five tackles (four solo), a sack, two tackles for a loss, two QB hits, a career-high two passes defensed and his first career INT. Became the first Green Bay rookie with a sack and an INT in a game since DL Esera Tuaolo on Oct. 27, 1991. Joined Matthews (Nov. 7, 2010, vs. Dallas) as the only Packers since 2000 to post a sack, an INT, two passes defensed and two tackles for a loss in a game. Added a career-high two special teams tackles…At Minnesota (Dec. 29): Recorded a career-high 10 tackles (seven solo) and a career-best four tackles for a loss. Became the first Green Bay rookie to record four tackles for a loss in a game since 2000. Became the first rookie in the NFL to register four tackles for a loss in a game since Parsons did so with Dallas at Minnesota on Oct. 31, 2021 (TruMedia). Joined Matthews (seven tackles for a loss in Weeks 13-15 in 2009) as the only Green Bay rookies to post seven tackles for a loss over a three-game span (Weeks 15-17). Was the first NFL rookie to accomplish that feat since Parsons (eight tackles for a loss in Weeks 8-10 in 2021)…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 5): Posted a team-high seven tackles (four solo), a tackle for a loss, a QB hit and a fumble recovery. Recovered a fumble by S Xavier McKinney after he intercepted QB Caleb Williams and OL Darnell Wright forced a fumble on the return…2024 Draft: Selected by Green Bay with the first of two picks in the second round (No. 41 overall).
COLLEGE: Saw action in 45 games with 21 starts in four seasons (2020-23) at Texas A&M, recording 205 tackles (111 solo), 30½ tackles for a loss, 8½ sacks, 17 QB hurries, two INTs, eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Majored in university studies…2023: Started all 12 regular-season games, recording a team-best and career-high 84 tackles while also posting career highs in solo tackles (39), tackles for a loss (17, led the SEC and tied for No. 6 in the Power 5), sacks (eight, tied for No. 5 in the SEC and tied for No. 16 in the nation), QB hurries (10) and forced fumbles (two)…Also posted two passes defensed and a fumble recovery…Received first-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association to become a consensus All-America selection...Also earned first-team All-America accolades from The Athletic, ESPN and CBS Sports and second-team honors from the FWAA and Sporting News...Earned first-team All-SEC honors from the league's coaches…Named the Defensive MVP at the annual team banquet...Helped the Aggies rank in the top 20 in the nation in both total defense (No. 19, 316.2 ypg) and rushing defense (No. 13, 108.8 ypg)…Posted seven-plus tackles in seven games…Recorded a tackle for a loss in nine contests…Registered at least a half-sack in six of the final nine games he played in…Posted six tackles (three solo) and a tackle for a loss, and recovered a fumble on a muffed punt at the Miami 9, setting up a TD to make it 7-0 in the first quarter at Miami (Fla.) (Sept. 9)...Posted eight tackles (five solo), three tackles for a loss (tied career high) and two sacks vs. Auburn (Sept. 23), the first multi-sack game of his career...Tied his career high with 11 tackles (six solo) and posted a career-best three sacks and a forced fumble vs. Alabama (Oct. 7)…Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Bednarik Player of the Week after registering seven tackles (five solo), 1½ tackles for a loss, a half-sack, four QB hurries, a pass defensed and a forced fumble vs. South Carolina (Oct. 28)...2022: Appeared in 11 games with eight starts, recording 61 tackles (33 solo), eight tackles for a loss, five QB hurries, an INT, a career-best five passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Recorded at least a shared tackle for a loss in nine contests and five-plus tackles in eight games…Racked up eight tackles (five solo), two tackles for a loss and his first career fumble recovery, giving the Aggies the ball at the Crimson Tide 30 and setting up a drive that resulted in a TD to tie the game at 7 in the second quarter at Alabama (Oct. 8)…Posted seven tackles (five solo) and forced his first career fumble that was recovered by DB Demani Richardson and returned for a 27-yard TD vs. LSU (Nov. 26)…2021: Appeared in all 12 games with one start and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team after registering 58 tackles (37 solo), 5½ tackles for a loss, a half-sack, two QB hurries, an interception and a pass defensed…Finished No. 4 on the team in tackles…Earned Defensive Most Improved and the Defensive Aggie Award for strength and conditioning at the annual team banquet…Logged five tackles (three solo) and a pass defensed vs. Alabama (Oct. 9) as part of a defense that limited the Crimson Tide to just 10 points in the first half, the fewest points the Crimson Tide had scored in the first half since being held scoreless by Georgia to start the 2017 national title game…Posted seven tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss vs. Auburn (Nov. 6) as part of a defense that held the Tigers to three points, the fewest Auburn had scored in a game since 2012 against Alabama…Finished with a career-high 11 tackles (six solo), including a season-best two tackles for a loss, vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 13)…2020: Saw action in all 10 games, mainly on special teams…Registered two tackles (both solo) on defense.
PERSONAL: Given name Edgerrin Michael Cooper…Born in Covington, La. …Nicknamed "Coop"…His brother, James, played football at Shaw University and his brother, Ed, played at McNeese State…High school: Was a three-year letterwinner at Covington (La.) High School, where he played running back and linebacker…As a junior, tallied 85 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble…Also lettered three years in basketball…Community involvement: Hosted a youth football camp in Appleton, Wis. …Took part in My Cause My Cleats, highlighting Exceptional Equestrians, a nonprofit organization that provides more than 300 medically based equine-assisted sessions per month to children, teens and adults throughout Northeast Wisconsin…Part of a group of players that went to Exceptional Equestrians to work with program participants receiving equine therapy, serve as guides and interact with the riders and horses…Held a toy drive and visited classrooms at Howe Elementary School in Green Bay…Participated in a Habitat for Humanity event in Green Bay…Read to students at a book fair in Milwaukee…Visited a children's hospital while in high school…Helped out at a food pantry while in college.
