Nakobe Dean
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
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Date of birth: | December 13, 2000 | ||
Place of birth: | Horn Lake, Mississippi | ||
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High school: | Horn Lake HS (Horn Lake, MS) |
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College: | Georgia (2019–2021) | ||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
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.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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5 ft 11 1/4 in | 229 lb | 31 7/8 in | 9 1/8 in | ||||||||||||||||
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]
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