Nolan Smith: LB · Georgia · #4.
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Nolan Smith
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the Georgia linebacker corps. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Missouri, Week 5, 2022.
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
18 tackles. 1 pass 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs No. 11 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 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 26-22
at Missouri
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
39%7 TFLSack rate
17%3 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups18 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 49-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 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
Pass share
47.9%
492 pass / 535 run
Plays / game
68.5
15 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 113 tackles — drafted at #30 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 4th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 4th NFL season
