#17

Nakobe Dean

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2021: 72 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

LB · Georgia · Jr. · #17

6′0″ · 225 lb · Horn Lake, MS

CFB Index 91 · #12 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceConsensus AAPhiladelphia — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 19, #83 overall

On production he ranks #12 of 578 LBs; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

ILB recruit

No. 19 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2021: 72 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Philadelphia in 2022.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 168 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2021) — drafted at #83 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201911 games

Signed with Georgia5-star out of Horn Lake

202113 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-SECfirst
Butkuswinner

2022

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 3, pick 83

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#19 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #83

Philadelphia · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

12 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2021)

9 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 5th NFL season

#83Rd 3 · Pick 19

PhiladelphiaEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 34-5 over that span.

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

91All-America level #12 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#96 / 2743 · 96th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#130 / 2743 · 95th pct

10.5

Passes defended#136 / 2743 · 94th pct

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles#243 / 2743 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#384 / 2743 · 86th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.5	0.2	0.2
Road7g	6.0	0.8	0.5	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.2	0.6	0.2	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

91 · #12 of 578 LBs

Former five-star. Now #12 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia	72	36	10.5	6.0	6	2	--
2020	Georgia	71	39	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	25	14	1.5	0.0	2	--	--
Career		168	89	13.5	7.5	8	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 10-3@ Clemson	5	3	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 2	W 56-7vs UAB	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-13vs South Carolina	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 62-0@ Vanderbilt	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 37-0vs Arkansas	4	1	2.0	1.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-10@ Auburn	5	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 7	W 30-13vs Kentucky	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 34-7@ Florida	7	3	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 10	W 43-6vs Missouri	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 41-17@ Tennessee	11	5	2.0	1.0	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 12	W 56-7vs Charleston Southern	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 45-0@ Georgia Tech	6	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-41@ Alabama	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	2
Total		61	29	8.5	5.0	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology