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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Junior |
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Born: | Covington, Louisiana, U.S. | November 17, 2001
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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High school | Covington (Covington) |
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Edgerrin Cooper (born November 17, 2001) is an American football linebacker. He played college football at Texas A&M, being named a consensus All-American in 2023.
Cooper was born in Covington, Louisiana and attended high school at Covington. In Cooper's senior season of high school, he notched 118 tackles with 22 being for a loss, two sacks, and five touchdowns on offense.[1] Cooper would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Texas A&M.[2][3]
In Cooper's first season in the 2020 covid shortend year, he recorded two tackles in two games.[4] Cooper would have a breakout season in 2021, notching 58 tackles with 5.5 going for a loss, half a sack, a pass deflection, and an interception.[5] For his performance on the 2021 season, he was named to the SEC All Freshman Team.[6][7] In the Aggies 2022 season finale, Cooper forced a fumble, as he helped Texas A&M end their season with a win, beating LSU.[8] He finished the 2022 season with 61 tackles with eight being for a loss, five pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[9] Cooper returned to the Aggies for the 2023 season as one of their top defenders, notching his best performance versus Alabama where he head 11 tackles with three going for a loss, and three sacks.[10][11]