He and his mother praised God for being in such a situation. He would become a brains and brawn asset on the football field, a reconnaissance drone, a code-breaker and land soldier with the IQ and explosiveness as the most accomplished off-ball linebacker at the 2022 NFL Draft. Watch all three days of the 2022 NFL Draft unfold on Sky Sports NFL, April 28-30, starting with live build-up to day one from 9pm on Thursday, April 28, with the first picks expected to be made just after 1am. "On Draft day, first round, second round, I know I'm going to have a chance to be on a team. Clemson QB D.J. section: | slug: eagles-select-nakobe-dean-scouting-report-three-things-to-know-about-philadelphias-newest-linebacker | sport: football | route: article_single_special | As bigger brands settle into the NIL game, boosters get more involved and players get more creative, the money is bound to get bigger, Soskin notes. Soon, in the middle of a play, he catches himself telling the linebacker where to go. His contribution will help upkeep the bed, food and showers for one individual for two months. Stroud keeps God first as he leads Ohio State, College Football Playoff National Championship, Former NFL RB Peyton Hillis praises Yahweh, expected to make full recovery after swimming incident, SS PODCAST: NFL brothers Cody & Jacob Hollister on living for Jesus as pro athletes, WATCH: I ONCE WAS NFL Wife Kristin Young, TRANSFORMED PODCAST: Scott Hanson Host of NFL RedZone, Life in baseball teaches Gari Meacham to trust God and serve others, SS PODCAST: Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl, coach JT Gasso on softball, faith, success, TABLE FORTY PODCAST: Reading through the Bible in a year - Week 9, Daily Devotional: Wednesday, March 1 - Leave It In The Past, Quincee Lilio baptized amid Oklahoma softball's culture of winning & faith. Nakobe is different in general. I feel like I'll do whatever I need to do to be great and be one of the greatest ever to do it. "You had police pulling Black people over for no reason," she says. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Thats not something he would shy away from. Its a blessing that Im in this position., RELATED STORIES: "I took my education just as serious as I took my sports," Dean said. Dean finished 2019 with 25 total tackles and played in all 14 games. News, Interviews, Comment & Analysis @ch_skysports. "I hope to bring the winning mentality," he said. It definitely allowed us to put some checks in the linebackers hands where they could make certain adjustments based on formations. "Growing up, I was always able to understand the little stuff coaches wanted me to do on certain plays quicker than most.". . Not amazing. "I feel good about it just because I always knew I wanted to establish myself as the best linebacker in college football, it was one of my goals for the season. "None of this would have been possible or as impactful without the five to 10 NIL deals he has," Neketta says. A number of athletes around the country have taken their NIL opportunities and flip them into impact beyond their own. He sees that part of his skill set translating to the gridiron. Eagles Rookie Nakobe Dean Reveals Incredible Little Passion, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. I'd get his exams back and it would be 27 out of 27 correct. "That instinct is just in me now.". (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Entering Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Indianapolis, Georgia had a former walk-on at quarterback while Alabama was led by the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. It was a tall task, but the Bulldogs chances rode on their top-ranked defense and how well it could slow the Crimson Tides high-powered offense. The award honors faculty who have demonstrated an outstanding record of research achievements and publications during academic year 2021-2022 . He's the extra blitzer needed in Jonathan Gannon's defense. Growing up, my mom is a veteran. (Links below Apple listeners tap here)He practically gave his body to help Georgia win the title last season.I even wrote that his leadership skills and engineering prowess made him the Tony Stark of Georgia footballs National Championship defense.But I had no idea how accurate those passions are. "I feel like we set the bar, and now there's going to be more opportunities, athletes are going to be more confident taking them. https://t.co/kFd8Bf0EUe @UGAAthletics. Nakobe Dean (17) LB - *** 2021 Butkus Award Winner *** *** All-America First Team - Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, Sporting News, USA Today, ESP. As a five-star recruit considered by many to be the nations top insider linebacker prospect when he was coming out of Horns Lake, Dean had numerous scholarship offers from the top programs in the country. "Words can't describe how proud I am, just coming where I come from, growing up that's all we talked about, being able to make it out and then come back and give back to my community so I do look forward to going back whenever I can," he says. 2021: AP & Coaches All-SEC 1st TeamSEC Defensive Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus (PFF)one of four permanent team captains, as voted by teammatessemifinalist for the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the outstanding defensive player of the yearalso a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which goes annually to college footballs Defensive Player of the Year but also gives equal weight to personal characternamed captain of the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, chosen for their commitment to community servicestarted at ILB in all 15 games and finished the season with 72 total tacklesled the Bulldogs in tackles for loss with 10.5 and was second on team in QB sacks (6.0)also finished with 31 QB hurries and six pass breakupssecond on team with two INTsnamed to Mid-Season All-America Team by The Sporting Newsstat line in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Michigan: 7 tackles, 2.0 TFL (ties career best), 1.0 QB sack, 5 QB Pressures (career high), 1 Forced Fumbleoutstanding in win at Tennessee, leading the team with 11 tackles (1 QB sack), a forced fumble and a pass breakuphad five tackles, two QB pressures and his first career interception in win at #18 Auburnseven tackles (including one in punt coverage) and a pick-six for a 50-yard TD return in win over Floridaseven tackles in win over #11 Kentucky, including a stop for a 5-yard loss on a Wildcat screen passnamed one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Tennessee gameshad five tackles, including a pair of QB sacks for -14 yards in Georgias win over #3 Clemsonalso had four QB hurries vs. the Tigersincluded on pre-season watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Award, given annually to the nations top collegiate defensive playeralso on pre-season watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, which goes to the player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievementpre-season All-SEC Third Team, as voted by the leagues 14 head coaches. Within that, there would well be at least five first-rounders. 225-pound junior who is majoring in mechanical engineering, Dean has started all 13 . He goes where the ball goes, and the defense goes as he goes. They noted beyond him having great intelligence that Dean also thinks incredibly quickly on his feet and can process information at an extremely high rate. That gave them confidence that he could handle anything they challenged him with, and better still they say, that he would also use his aptitude to impact those around him. The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to standout LB Carter Jones. Dean said slipping to the third round is something that will always stick with him during his playing career. To nearly every community event she worked, she brought her kids. "I got the trophy the day after we lost the SEC Championship so it was kind of like a bittersweet feeling," he said. Neketta gives her a hug. He didnt love the chemistry class he took, so he decided on mechanical engineering: I was interested in prosthetics, how they work and the design of them, so I just stuck to that.. In fact, academics have been his top priority throughout his life. It is a message that Dean, whose love for football began at the recreation centre where his mother worked in Mississippi, passes on to those in the position he once was. "I feel like in high school they kind of asked that of me, to be able to cover running backs, to be able to cover receivers and stop the run and things of that sort, so when I got to college I got the same thing, but amplified, and I feel like in the league it will be the same thing," he said. Dean is projected to be the leader of Georgias stout linebacker room. Copyright University of Georgia Wire 2023. Not even the gargantuan demands of a NFL career. Classes are harder. *** All-America First Team - Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, Sporting News, USA Today, ESPN, The Athletic, CBS *** 15 on the USA Today pre-season Chosen 25247Sports.com five-star prospectranked as the #1 ILB nationally, #14 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in MississippiPrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #13 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream TeamRivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #19 nationally, #1 ILB and #1 in MississippiESPN.com four-star prospect, #23 nationally, #3 OLB, #11 in the Southeast and #1 in MississippiLed Horn Lake to a 15-0 season, No. Dubbed the "field general" by Georgia, the Bulldogs led the country in scoring defense (9.5 points per game) and red zone defense (60% of possessions resulted in scores) in the regular season. They seem to have the same philosophy (as Georgia) when it comes to playing defense, when it comes to playing football.". "The visit was great," Dean said. In design, the emphasis is on project work and in both the first and second years, you . He is expected to return for the start of summer practice and the 2021 season. It's why he eventually wants to start a scholarship at his high school, and use his engineering degree to make prosthetics for athletes who need them. Jelani Woods is an athletic marvel - can he succeed in the NFL? With your DawgsHQ membership, youll not only have access to the goings on in Athens, but youll be able to peruse other fan sites within the On3 network to hear just how rivals are feeling about the Dawgs, as well. Sports was just a hobby growing up until I got to high school. Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean finished the 2020 college football season as Georgias leading tackler. "I'm going to bring that winning mentality to the NFL, my leadership," he explains. He plans on majoring in either chemical or mechanical engineering in college. As a Disabled Vet and Eagle fan . Dean owns a 3.53 GPA in Mechanical Engineering and has been on the UGA Dean's List and SEC and Athletic Director Honor Roll. After all, he was once that kid at the local Boys & Girls Club going on field trips like the ones he took the kids from Athens on, taking everything in and wondering who he could one day be. Those two soldiers have been through quite a few wars together. First-round defensive tackle Jordan Davis will wear No. Dean archives bits and pieces from the games of current NFL linebackers, from the Tennessee Titans' Zach Cunningham and the way he takes on blocks, to Roquan Smith's open-field tackling with the Chicago Bears and how Indianapolis Colts star Darius Leonard is able to dispossess ball-carriers. Currently working as a Mechanical Engineer at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners). Zach Berman (@ZBerm) April 30, 2022 From our NFL Draft coverage: Here are. Check out the latestepisode of theNext Pats Podcaston the NBC Sports Boston Podcast Network, orwatch on YouTubebelow: Georgia LB Nakobe Dean explains why he'd thrive with Patriots. https://ugawire.usatoday.com/2021/06/26/uga-football-linebacker-nakobe-dean-georgia-bulldogs/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. She claimed to have given him over $1,000 before his senior year of high school. He had a script out there every day, wearing his helmet and shoulder pads. . Not amazing at beating blocks en route to the ball carrier because he is a tick undersized. . Football . . Nakobe Dean and mother, Neketta Dean, left, during Georgia's Pro Day Dean left Georgia boasting a 3.5 GPA and has vowed to finish his mechanical engineering degree, which is roughly two semesters . Competed in football, baseball, basketball and track in high school. Dean was a Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Georgia with a 3.55 GPA. Most definitely, Sirianni said of their relationship helping with the NFL transition. The latest Eagles news straight to your inbox! NEKETTA IS IN her element. He still has a desire to finish it - and maybe even pre-med - for all the right reasons. Hell look to match previous defensive studs who wore that number like Corey Simons, Darren Howard, and Mike Golic. Aerospace Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Drafting, Mechanical Engineer. Dean's mother once referred to him as a "math wiz," recalling a time when he entered a math competition and won it. Dean, who is a mechanical engineering major, slips on a fluorescent green hard hat and tilts it forward just enough so that, somehow, it looks cooler on him than it does on anyone else in the room. In case youre wondering, the hardest class hes taken so far in his major is either thermal dynamics or machine design, but he knows both will help with what he plans to do beyond football. But things are indeed different now. Full Time position. Instead, it was like a one-yard gain.. He'll be a leader on the Eagles' defense. Hes living up to his billing as a five-star recruit. No matter what kind of resources their family had, her grandmother used to make them donate their time, at the very least. "Because we only went over it one time.". Because I didn't have that coming up. Dating back to seeing the veterans, I kind of wanted to go and help people.". NFL Theres still a chance I might pursue a pre-med [degree] depending on if I feel like doing chemistry and everything when I get back to school. "He's a math whiz," Neketta says. I dont think Im going to go in and be looked at as a leader. He got a grand tour of the program this weekend by non-other than Derek Karr, the dean of the University of Alabama . * 1 INT vs. Auburn, Florida, 2021 Hes heard so many calls of Nakobe making the call in the huddle and him executing the call.. Dean, who was projected as a first-round pick, fell amid concerns of the linebacker declining surgery on a severe pectoral strain while working out this offseason. As a 15-year-old, he could hang with 18-year-olds physically and gain an edge mentally with the way he viewed the game. Dean can be your general and your enforcer, with the lightning acceleration to close space in an instant, the lateral smoothness and diagnosis to be effective in coverage, finisher power to rattle tight ends and running backs, and gap accuracy and timing to rush and stunt as a blitzer in the way so common to Kirby Smart's Bulldogs defense. One of the benefits of NIL, Soskin points out, is that players are having to learn how to manage money at lower stakes than they will have to in the NFL. The 21-year-old said he is two semesters away, about 33 more credit hours, from getting his degree. Dean is majoring in mechanical engineering. The 2021 Butkus Award winner led the Bulldogs in tackles for loss with 10.5 and was second on the team in sacks with six. One of the sports leading voices, he also is a sideline reporter for FOX College Football. "All the physical things are on film, you can watch that and work me out. Dean shares how the experience of interviewing with teams has gone and what those teams are saying to him about what they envision his role will be in the league. I feel like my passion is second to none and the effort I play with.". As the Deans walk outside, the woman from the shelter turns to another man who's standing by the door. The Philadelphia Eagles selected Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean in the third round of the 2022 . On a particular key play in that game, he recognized the motion the quarterback made and broke from his position to cover a surprise wheel route pass perfectly. Dean played the most snaps (76%) of any linebacker on Georgias roster last season. * 5 QB Pressures vs. Michigan, 2021 Engineering, for me, I feel like I want to work in prosthetics growing up, my mom is a veteran so she used to always go to the VA [Veterans Affairs] and everything, and I used to see like veterans who had lost limbs and everything, so I just thought at a young age like whats a way I can help them and build like prosthetics and things like that and it kind of came back out when I was picking my major for college.. "But to have both at that age, that has only happened to me one time, and it was with Nakobe.". The defending Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams have released a Hollywood-style trailer ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft. Dean, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.5 GPA, was the first name . Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean finished the 2020 college football season as Georgia's leading tackler. 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Mechanical engineering emerged as the winner. | Ahmed El Bannany . This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. The type of three-down playmaking linebacker you want today. The way he operated day in and day out showed that, and that is distinctly different from a lot of people in college., (Photo: Jeffrey Vest / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). The 21-year-old is a natural born leader and a guy who eats, lives, and breathes football. Sign up for daily stories delivered to your inbox. Off the field, Dean is a mechanical engineering student with a 4.0 GPA and is also a possible first-round NFL draft pick. A mechanical engineering major, Dean carries a 3.55 grade point average. Heisman finalist C.J. Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) Georgia defensive back Mark Webb (23) Athens, GA - The #3-ranked University of Georgia football team defeated ArkansasState, 55-0, in a game played on Dooley . Life is busier. Academic standout. And while it marks the end of an era, Dean insists the overwhelming emotion will be pride. Career Highs Along with turkeys donated by Trader Joe's and Athens Market through another NIL partnership and a $100 shopping gift card coming directly from Dean's NIL earnings, they'll make a package that will be donated to a dozen families in need in the area. THE FOLLOWING DAY, a few hours before the turkey giveaway, the Deans are back at the homeless shelter. It's still going strong. "I feel like we're going to be happy for each other because we know each other," said Dean. The Bulldogs' defense was arguably the best in the nation in 2021, led by Dean as the leader of the unit. Thats something Ive got to earn and get that trust from them.. Dean stopped short of seeing how his studies in mechanical engineering may afford him unique insight into picking apart what opposing offenses are trying to do, but having such a demanding major has helped develop his mind to process so much information and manage everything that goes into staying on top of his game. "You're not getting rich off community service," Neketta says. . You definitely felt that from him, and we knew that about him before we even drafted him. Rookie Numbers#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/iV7TAxXVba, Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 6, 2022. Personal: Full name NAKOBE RASHOD DEANmajor: Mechanical Engineeringrecipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family Scholarship, as well as the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellenceolder brother, Nikolas, played tight end at Ole Miss. Dean valued academics as much as competing for a national championship when choosing his college destination. The intellect really separates him.. . Dean's values were instilled by his mother Neketta at a young age. They'd go to nursing homes and bring gifts and spend time playing games with those there. Open up the Wikipedia page of his birth city Horn Lake and atop a seven-person list of 'notable people' is Nakobe Dean, recipient of the Butkus Award, which recognises the top linebacker in the nation, and College Football National Champion with Georgia. Dean underwent surgery for his labrum injury following the Peach Bowl in early January. Dean is majoring in mechanical engineering. And the money from other smaller deals or matching by companies, including his agency, have allowed Neketta to also do what she does best: more. 21 overall, but if he does, Bill Belichick and Co. will need to strongly consider using their first-round selection on him. The Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons has become a modern beacon in that respect as he play-wrecked primarily as an edge rusher in his Defensive Rookie of the Year-winning campaign. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel), mechanical engineering student with a 4.0 GPA, Alabama QB Bryce Young wins Heisman, thanks his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Clemson QB D.J. "One of my goals next season is to establish myself as one of the best linebackers in the NFL. Dean has been in and out of first-round mock drafts during the build-up, though the general consensus is he will go inside the top 32 picks. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | Our back is really fast and that play shouldve gone for at least 20. Having to balance all of that helps with my mental intensity and fighting adversity. Neketta once organized a 5K run aimed at bringing together police and first responders and the local high school football team, which Dean was a part of. Graduate from Faculty of Engineering Cairo University. I faced a lot of adversity from an academic standpoint there are a lot of goals that I set that I wasnt able to attain, but it does nothing but make me stronger., Dean arrived at Georgia wanting to become a doctor but also had a strong interest in pursuing mechanical engineering. . Youd be on the phone with him and hed say, OK, Coach, I appreciate that, but I have to get off the phone and do my homework now. He has priorities. "Some kids mature early and they're physically ready, but there's no way they can handle the playbook and the calls and all the things that are going on," Boyette says. Magnificent Malan ton steers England to victory in tense chase, Sterling's camp dismiss reports of Chelsea unrest amid Arsenal links, Nakobe Dean interview: On becoming a doctor, mechanical engineering and winning a National Championship with Georgia, Due to your consent preferences, youre not able to view this, Exclusive: Meet the NFL Draft quarterback who owes his grandma new windows. "We don't want people going home with seven peanut butters," Neketta says. His versatility will be attractive to NFL teams, and he may be a highly touted prospect in the 2022 NFL draft. Rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top prospects at every position from Kiper, McShay, Miller, Reid, Kiper's new Big Board rankings for the 2023 NFL draft: Top 25 prospects, Syracuse QB Shrader to miss spring practice, Sources: Asst. #FlyEaglesFly . From providing food to the homeless, to street cleanups and more, Georgia LB Nakobe Dean, with the help of his mother, has made it a priority to give back to Athens and his hometown of Horn Lake, MS. Giving back has always been something near and dear to me.@sportsiren pic.twitter.com/YU4wwIM4rA, ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 10, 2022. Without Him, none of this would have been possible. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/bSaLVoyDyX, RELATED: Brock Bowers' 88-Yard TD Proved Georgia's Freshman Tight End is Special. He has lived both sides of the. Job specializations: Engineering. Members of the Bulldogs defense put on a dazzling display, from 304-pound Devonte Wyatts blazing 4.77 40 to 6-foot-5, 272-pound fellow defensive lineman Travon Walker running a 4.51 40, vertical jumping 35-5 inches, and timing a 6.89 in the 3-Cone, to 230-pound linebacker Channing Tindall running a 4.47 40 and vertical jumping 42 inches, to 6-foot-6, 341-pound behemoth Jordan Davis clocking an unbelievable 4.78 40 with a 32-inch vertical and a 10-3 broad jump. Head coach Nick Sirianni only got see Dean for a few snaps on Friday. Nakobe Dean has a 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering at Georgia. Philadelphia Eagles rookie linebacker Nakobe Dean was a mechanical engineer major at the University of Georgia. Here's how the other top 15 fared. (Dean) ran with him stride for stride and then makes the tackle in open space. Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the same week as an engineering test gives me a headache just thinking about it. It's unmatched not just on the field, but in life. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. 17 would have been able to visit the engineering facility, make informal connections and even get the ball rolling on the idea of an internship program once he made it to the NFL. But for now, players are able to transition to the pros with some experience, knowledge, connections and at least some money on their side. Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the . Dean has the potential to be the best linebacker to wear midnight green since Jeremiah Trotter. The star linebacker was a straight-A student throughout his high school career. 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