Smael Mondon Jr.: LB · Georgia · #2.
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Smael Mondon Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia. The first one came in 2023: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1 sack against Georgia Tech — Week 14, 2024.
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
57 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs No. 14 Clemson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Tennessee Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 13-12@ Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41@ No. 4 Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-28@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs No. 6 Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-42vs Georgia Tech | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 22-19vs No. 2 Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 29 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups57 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 53-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
55.2%
513 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
537 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #261 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 194 tackles — drafted at #161 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 2nd NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 2nd NFL season
