2024 SEASON: 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 Philadelphia (Sept. 6): Made his NFL debut, recording three tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed. Broke up a pass intended for WR A.J. Brown on the first play of the fourth quarter. Also made a tackle on kickoff coverage that pinned Philadelphia inside its own 20… 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…Vs. Houston (Oct. 20): Registered three tackles (two solo) and two tackles for a loss, taking down RB Joe Mixon for a loss on back-to- back plays on the Texans' final drive of the game to help hold Houston to a field goal…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 Minne*sota* (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 Cowboys LB Micah Parsons did so 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…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Recorded seven tackles (two solo) and a QB hit when he pressured QB Jalen Hurts on third- and-10, which forced an incompletion and helped hold the Eagles to a field goal…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…Vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 13): Finished with a career-high 11 tackles (six solo), including a season-best two tackles for a loss…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 letter- winner 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: Participated in a Habitat for Humanity event in Green Bay in June 2024…Read to students at a book fair in Milwaukee in November 2024…Visited a children's hospital while in high school…Helped out at a food pantry while in college.
