Packers fill hole at LB with Edgerrin Cooper
The Green Bay Packers selected Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, No. 45 overall.
The Packers took Cooper with a pick acquired from the New Orleans Saints after moving down from No. 41. Green Bay also received selections 168 and 190.
Cooper is the first off-ball linebacker selected in the 2024 draft. Green Bay needed to find a third linebacker to play alongside Quay Walker and Isaiah McDuffie.
The former Aggies star stuffed the stat sheet in 2023, finishing with 84 total tackles, eight sacks, and two forced fumbles.
Pre-draft profile
Cooper is a heat-seeking missile. The Texas A&M linebacker's athleticism tested off the charts at the NFL combine - and it's beyond evident on the field. Cooper comes downhill with violence to meet ball carriers in the hole, and his hits are even more violent as a blitzer, where he operates well. He also displays a speedy first step and a quick play recognition. Combined with his burst, that makes him a dominant tackler, and his long arms do him wonders in terms of his tackling radius. He could work on his tendency to be overaggressive, as his athleticism sometimes leaves him overshooting targets. It also leads to missed tackles, especially against more elusive runners. He's not your typical block-shedder, but he's often too quick to make it a concern. Cooper has all the right traits - all he needs to do is turn the dial back 1%, and he becomes a high-floor, high-ceiling linebacker who can thrive in the NFL.