Texas A&M Aggies LB Edgerrin Cooper Named To Walter Camp All-America First Team Roster

Edgerrin Cooper led the Aggies in both tackles for loss and sacks in 2023.

Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper made Aggie nation proud on Friday night. 

Cooper was named to the Walter Camp All-America First Team, the league announced during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show. He was the only A&M player honored during Friday's festivities. 

A tackling machine and forceful defender, Cooper was an unstoppable force during junior season en route to helping the Aggies rank seventh among Power 5 teams in total defense. The linebacker led the SEC and ranked 11th nationally with 17 tackles for loss on the year. Cooper's team-best 84 total tackles and eight sacks ranked sixth and fourth in the SEC, respectively. 

Cooper also helped A&M finish top-three in total tackles for loss (96.0) and sacks (42.0) as a unit. The Aggies also finished 32nd nationally in scoring defense (23.1 points per game) and 13th in opponents' third-down success rate (30.3 percent). 

Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne (1) runs the ball on a quarterback keeper as Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (45) attempts a tackle during the second quarter at Kyle Field / Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

A native of Covington, La., Cooper tallied at least six takedowns in nine of the team's 12 games this season, matching his career high with 11 tackles against Alabama and Mississippi State. He had at least one tackle for loss in seven of the eight SEC games, including 8.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks through the first three league games of the season. 

Cooper also received First Team All-SEC accolades from the league’s coaches and was also named a First Team All-American by The Athletic and CBS Sports.

Listed below are members of the Walter Camp All-Amercia First Team roster:

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Michael Penix, Jr., Washington

RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State

RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina 

WR Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State 

WR Malik Nabers, LSU 

TE Brock Bowers, Georgia

OL Joe Alt, Notre Dame

OL Cooper Beebe, Kansas State 

OL Zak Zinter, Michigan

OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State

C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 

PK Graham Nicholson, Miami University 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL Laiatu Latu, UCLA 

DL Jalen Green, James Madison

DL Jonah Elliss, Utah 

DL T’Vondre Sweat, Texas

LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M

LB Payton Wilson, North Carolina State

LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion 

DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame

DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa

DB Malaki Starks, Georgia

DB Beanie Bishop, West Virginia 

P Tory Taylor, Iowa 6-4 232 Sr. Melbourne, Australia

KR Jayden Harrison, Marshall 

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