Nakobe Dean: LB · Georgia · #17.
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Nakobe Dean
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the Georgia linebacker corps. The first one came in 2021: All-America (Consensus). On tape: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tennessee, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-3vs No. 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 No. 8 Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10@ No. 18 Auburn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-13vs No. 11 Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-7vs 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 24-41vs No. 4 Alabama | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 61 | 29 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 41-17
at Tennessee
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%10 TFLSack rate
8%6 sacksPD rate
8%6 pass breakups72 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 34-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
37.1%
312 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #12 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2021
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 168 tackles, the Butkus Award (2021) — drafted at #83 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2021)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
National awards
Butkus
2021 season
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 5th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 5th NFL season
