Middle Linebacker · Green Bay Packers

Edgerrin Cooper

No. 56 · 3rd season

Cooper is one of the ten best linebackers in football, and he's barely started

Most players spend years earning a mention in a list like this. Edgerrin Cooper is just getting started.

Cooper plays linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, the player who lines up in the middle of a defense and is asked to do a little bit of everything — stop the run, cover receivers, bring pressure. It is one of the harder positions to learn quickly, which is what makes the next part worth noting.

ESPN ranked Cooper among the ten best linebackers in the NFL. He was the second-youngest player on that list. Only one linebacker in the top ten is younger than him.

That number says plenty. Being counted among the best at your position is one thing. Being one of the youngest people on that list means the ceiling is still out of frame.

There are not many players where you can look at a top-ten ranking and think "this might be the floor." Cooper is one of them.

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