GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the 45th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst had the choice of every linebacker in the class.
He chose Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper.
“This is a how-you-build-them-in-a-lab type of linebacker for the NFL,” said Eric Galko, who as director of football operations and player personnel for the East-West Shrine Bowl was around Cooper during the week leading up to the annual all-star game.
Cooper led the Aggies in tackles for losses as a first-time starter in 2022, then led the SEC in tackles for losses in 2023 en route to earning first-team All-American honors.