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Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 19:48
by Crazylegs Starks
https://247sports.com/article/texas-a-m ... 231050532/
Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper was selected in the second round (No.45 overall) of the 2024 National Football League draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was named All-America First Team by the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Athletic and CBS Sports, and a Second Team All-American by the FWAA. Cooper also received First Team All-SEC accolades from the Southeastern Conference coaches.
Dane Brugler, an NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic, told GigEm247 late last month that he projects Cooper to be a top-100 overall pick. The three-day NFL Draft begins on April 25 and will be held in Detroit.
"He is long. He is athletic. He can run," Brugler told GigEm247 about Cooper. "The closing speed is outstanding. It jumps off the page. He is fluid in coverage. He's got pass-rush potential. You see that burst off the edge. That closing speed, he can really heat up the pocket.
"And the fact that he's got a special teams background. He has played a lot of special teams like kick coverage and punt coverage. So at the very least, you feel like he is going to come in from day one, earn a role on special teams."
Cooper helped the Aggies rank seventh among Power 5 teams in total defense (295 yards per game), while also registering top-three season totals in tackles for loss (96.0) and sacks (42.0) as a team. 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 games this season, matching his career high with 11 tackles against Alabama and Mississippi State. He had at least a tackle for loss in seven of the eight SEC games, including eight tackles for loss and six sacks through the first three league games of the season. For his impressive play this season, Cooper received First Team All-SEC accolades from the league's coaches and was also named a First Team All-American by The Athletic and CBS Sports.
Cooper was fifth on the Aggies with 61 tackles in 2022 (33 of them solo stops) and he led the team with eight tackles for loss. He also had an interception, five passes broken up in coverage, and five quarterback hurries.
Cooper was rated as a four star prospect (0.9298) in the 247 Sports Composite for 2020 and the 11th best backer in the country. He announced his commitment to Texas A&M during the 2020 All-American Bowl. The Aggies quietly signed the Covington (La.) High School standout during the Early Signing Period but held off from sharing the new in order to allow him to announce on national television.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 19:50
by Crazylegs Starks
Dammit, I forgot to put the poll!!!
Edit: Fixed!
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 19:50
by BF004
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 19:51
by BF004
Appreciate you getting this going!!
Just hit edit and can add one still.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 20:02
by Labrev
Good pick! He's got really nice athletic tools, has produced pretty well, best football may still be ahead of him, and we badly needed talent and bodies at LB. I'm excited for this!
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 20:09
by Scott4Pack
Stud athlete. I have to think that a 230 ILB is gonna be good for our D. He's top notch. Gonna get some turnovers and is a good tackler. Great pick!
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 20:12
by YoHoChecko
Very excited about adding him to the defense. Good pick. Great athlete. Very versatile. Would like to add a more instinctive Mike somewhere along the line, but McDuffie might be that guy this year.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 20:48
by BF004
Biggest gaping hole on the team, get the first player at that position in the draft.
Hard to complain with that.
With come with some pop and attitude for the D.
Love the pick, especially after a little move down. Can get Wicks and Brooks 2.0.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 21:04
by BF004
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 21:05
by go pak go
BF004 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 19:50
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
I haven't laughed so long in quite a while. Thank you for the good laugh drj. I mean BF
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 23:06
by Gunzaan
go pak go wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 21:05
BF004 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 19:50
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
I haven't laughed so long in quite a while. Thank you for the good laugh drj. I mean BF
I’m just gonna point it out when I see it, for my own amusement.
These posts are smug-as-$%@#.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 23:11
by Pckfn23
Gunzaan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 23:06
go pak go wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 21:05
BF004 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 19:50
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
I haven't laughed so long in quite a while. Thank you for the good laugh drj. I mean BF
I’m just gonna point it out when I see it, for my own amusement.
These posts are $%@#.
Honestly, they are rightfully so. The dude says &%$@ to get a reaction and little more. And I am falling into that trap now.
We have come a long way Gunzaan and I am not meaning this against you at all. He is one that isn't here for honest conversation. Simply see his reference to Dejean the last few weeks...
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 23:15
by dsr
BF004 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 19:50
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
If we wanted someone to answer the phones, this would be a worry. Otherwise, I think it's quite a treat to find a young man who doesn't worship his mobile phone.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 26 Apr 2024 23:24
by Drj820
Gunzaan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 23:06
go pak go wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 21:05
BF004 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 19:50
Seems like a guy who’s not prepared and content losing championship games.
I haven't laughed so long in quite a while. Thank you for the good laugh drj. I mean BF
I’m just gonna point it out when I see it, for my own amusement.
These posts are $%@#.
Not sure how I became the bad guy in this thread but oh well.
At least BF jab was kind of funny. I can always appreciate humor.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 02:24
by TheSkeptic
Good pick from a good school.
There is a joke. A graduate from the U of T in Austin is asked 2 years after graduation what he calls A&M graduates. The answer is "Boss". Aggies tend to be smart and hard workers rather than flashy.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 06:00
by Chilli
I'm reminded why I hate watching linebacker tape because they do almost nothing. Quite often they are in no-mans land where they're too far away to stop the pass or to stop the run.
However it is easy to tell which linebackers are good from their read and react skills and the positions they get themselves into whether its effectively funneling their way towards the ball or covering a zone which takes away the QB passing option. Do they play with their hair on fire? with lots of bounce and energy? Anything else is a bonus really.
I've never seen Edgerrin Cooper play before last night draft. Watching his tape I'm just not feeling it. I don't see the hype or the athleticism. I don't think he reads very well and get caught up or overshoot and wash himself out of run plays. You see hesitation. Sometimes he takes completely the wrong option going left when the ball went right. He's more comfortable in space but it doesn't necessarily mean he's good in coverage. I don't think he knows how to tackle correctly, likes to use the hit stick. I think he plays fake tough at times. there are more bad plays than good plays. Not sure why he's a 2nd rounder, his tape does not stand out anymore than the linebackers who went in the 3rd.
Between him and Hopper we definitely have not upgraded our run defence. We might be better running sideline to sideline perhaps.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 06:28
by lupedafiasco
TheSkeptic wrote: ↑27 Apr 2024 02:24
Good pick from a good school.
There is a joke. A graduate from the U of T in Austin is asked 2 years after graduation what he calls A&M graduates. The answer is "Boss". Aggies tend to be smart and hard workers rather than flashy.
Gig em Aggs. Saw em off.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 08:50
by BF004
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 08:52
by WhiskeyIndigo
I just want a guy with a motor and nose for disruption. For far too long this team has put LB’s into a “allow the play to develop” mindset instead of go and kill the play action. Clay was good at it for a few years before the steroids got him strung up, but you have to go and watch the ‘85 Bears defense to realize the craziness Mike Singletary, Wilber Marshall, Otis Wilson and Ron Rivera wreaked on opposing O-lines, RBs and QBs. The personnel is greater than the system. If you have the perfect mix of rabid, edge-sealing, sideline-to-sideline speed that suffocates the pocket, you have your offense out all day.
A well-rested defense that feeds off itself, man I wish Kevin Greene was around to scheme this bunch. We need to be a tone-setting, pipe-hitting mofos to put the message out. This ain’t your dad’s Packers anymore, start a new 29 game home win streak like Holmgren did.
Re: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M, 2024 2nd round pick #45
Posted: 27 Apr 2024 08:56
by go pak go
Drj820 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 23:24
Gunzaan wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 23:06
go pak go wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024 21:05
I haven't laughed so long in quite a while. Thank you for the good laugh drj. I mean BF
I’m just gonna point it out when I see it, for my own amusement.
These posts are $%@#.
Not sure how I became the bad guy in this thread but oh well.
At least BF jab was kind of funny. I can always appreciate humor.
I started it. Didn't intend to put you as the bad guy. I just couldn't stop laughing because it was a reminder of posts I have of yours in the past (like too busy playing video games, MLF spends too much time about worrying about fans instead of watching tape...etc.)
I appreciate BF's post and I appreciate your inadvertent role in this because it provided a lot of laughs for me last night.