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Two Packers earn All-Rookie honors

Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams (33) looks on between plays during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

GREEN BAY, Wis.– Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper and safety Evan Williams have been named to the Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie team for 2024.

It’s the latest in a series of honors for Cooper, who was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January. He also was twice named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 8 (versus Jacksonville) and Week 15 (versus Seattle).

A second-round pick out of Texas A&M, Cooper finished his rookie season with 77 tackles (13 for loss), 3 1/2 sacks, seven quarterback hits, four passes defensed, an interception, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 14 games (four starts).

Over the past five seasons (2020-24), Cooper is one of three NFL players to hit those marks in a season, joining Steelers DL Cameron Heyward (2021) and Bears LB Roquan Smith (2020). The 6-foot-2, 229-pound linebacker also led the Packers with 10 special-teams tackles.

Williams, a fourth-round pick out of Oregon, registered 47 tackles (30 solo), a tackle for loss, an interception, three passes defensed and a forced fumble in 13 games with six starts.

Detroit Lions running back Sione Vaki (33) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound safety missed the final three games of the regular season with a quadricep injury but returned for Green Bay’s wild-card playoff game against Philadelphia, recording four tackles and a pass deflection.

Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was named both the PFWA rookie of the year and offensive rookie of the year while Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jared Verse was honored as the defensive rookie of the year.

The Los Angeles Rams lead the All-Rookie selections with three, while the Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles each have two honorees. In all, 20 clubs are represented among the 27 players honored.

The Detroit Lions’ Sione Vaki was selected as a special teamer.

The PFWA has honored an All-Rookie team every season since 1974. Only players who are in their first season of pro football are designated as rookies by the NFL and are eligible for PFWA rookie awards. Players designated as NFL first-year players who have been active in another pro football league or who have NFL experience, including preseason training camp in a previous season, are not eligible for All-Rookie awards.

Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (56) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

2024 PFWA

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Offense

QB – Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders

RB – Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Tyrone Tracy Jr., New York Giants

WR – Malik Nabers, New York Giants; Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

TE – Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

C – Zach Frazier, Pittsburgh Steelers

G – Jackson Powers-Johnson, Las Vegas Raiders; Dominick Puni, San Francisco 49ers

T – Joe Alt, Los Angeles Chargers; Roger Rosengarten, Baltimore Ravens

Defense

DL – Jonah Elliss, Denver Broncos; Braden Fiske, Los Angeles Rams; Laiatu Latu, Indianapolis Colts; T’Vondre Sweat, Tennessee Titans

LB – Edgerrin Cooper, Green Bay Packers; Chop Robinson, Miami Dolphins; Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams

CB – Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles; Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles

S – Calen Bullock, Houston Texans; Evan Williams, Green Bay Packers

Special Teams

PK – Cam Little, Jacksonville Jaguars

P – Ryan Rehkow, Cincinnati Bengals

KR – Jordan Whittington, Los Angeles Rams

PR – Brandon Codrington, Buffalo Bills

ST – Sione Vaki, Detroit Lions

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