One round after selecting Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper, the Green Bay Packers dipped back into the off-ball market and drafted Missouri’s Ty’Ron Hopper at No. 91 overall in the third round. In Cooper and Hopper, the Packers might have completely rehauled the off-ball linebacker position for the team’s transition to the 4-3 base defense under Jeff Hafley.
Hopper played in 51 games over three seasons at Florida and two at Missouri. The 23-year-old stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with over 200 career tackles.
Here are five things to know about Hopper, the Packers’ second of two third-round picks: