Former linebacker at Georgia. 2022: 18 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Savannah, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former linebacker at Georgia. 2022: 18 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
Nolan Smith
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the Georgia linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Missouri, Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 113 tackles — drafted at #30 overall by Philadelphia.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PhiladelphiaEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 49-5 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (88th percentile). Strength: sacks (86th percentile). Concern: tackles (26th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-0vs Samford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7@ South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 39-22vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-22@ Missouri | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 42-10vs Auburn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 55-0vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Braden Siders’s 2022 season.
Differs from Braden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keaten Wade's senior season at Colorado (2024).
Matches Keaten on
Differs from Keaten on
Player DNA