Nakobe Dean
Nakobe Rashod Dean (born December 13, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Eagles in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 13, 2000 Horn Lake, Mississippi |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Horn Lake |
| College: | Georgia (2019–2021) |
| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
High school career
Dean played high school football at Horn Lake High School. As a senior he won the Butkus award.[1] As a five-star recruit Dean committed to Georgia after receiving offers from Ole Miss and Alabama.[2]
College career
As a true freshman for the Georgia Bulldogs football team, Dean recorded 25 total tackles despite battling injuries.[3] In 2021, he won the Butkus Award given annually to college football's best linebacker and finished the season as a key member of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. On January 15, 2022, Dean declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.[4]
College statistics
| [[Georgia Bulldogs Football|Georgia]] | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blk | Scoring | ||||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Yds | Sck | Yds | Int | Yds | PD | QBH | FR | Yds | FF | Kick | Saf | TD | |||
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 10.5 | 61 | 6.0 | 47 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career[5] | 39 | 89 | 79 | 168 | 14.5 | 74 | 7.5 | 56 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
229 lb (104 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7][8] | ||||||||||||
Dean was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Personal life
Dean's older brother, Nikolas, played tight end at Ole Miss.[9] In 2022, Dean was named the Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.[10]
References
- Thompson, Khari. "Horn Lake football star Nakobe Dean wins High School Butkus Award as nation's top linebacker". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- Daniels, Tim. "5-Star LB Nakobe Dean Commits to Georgia over Alabama, Ole Miss". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- "2020 Georgia Spring Football Primer: Monty Rice leads a lean, mean inside linebacking corps – Bulldawg Illustrated". bulldawgillustrated.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10023866-georgias-nakobe-dean-declares-for-2022-nfl-draft-after-cfp-title-win-vs-alabama#:~:text=Georgia%20linebacker%20Nakobe%20Dean%20announced,for%20the%202022%20NFL%20draft.&text=The%20B%2FR%20NFL%20Scouting,in%20the%202022%20draft%20class.
- "Nakobe Dean College Stats". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- "Nakobe Dean Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "2022 Draft Scout Nakobe Dean, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "Nakobe Dean - 2020 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/arthur-ashe/2022/male-sport-winners/article/15291246/paying-it-forward