The Green Bay Packers traded back to No. 45 overall and still got Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper, who many believed was the top off-ball linebacker in the 2024 NFL draft class. Cooper was the first of two second-round picks for the Packers.
Brian Gutekunst and the Packers see Cooper, a 2023 All-American, as a fast, disruptive linebacker who could be a Day 1 starter next to Quay Walker and a three-down player in Jeff Hafley’s new 4-3 defense.
Here are five things to know about Cooper, the Packers’ first of two second-round picks: