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. Adding Nakobe Dean to a weekend that already included Jordan Davis, Cam Jurgens . "But as far as everything in the classroom translating to everything on the field, I feel like the study habits and retaining information helps me because it's just like me trying to study certain equations and everything or how to do a certain problem. Joined Dec 31, 2020 Messages 3,637 Reactions 23,611 5,537 2,839 Alleybux 1,004,023,593 Today at 9:47 AM #1 Smart, strong and handsome! Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the same week as an engineering test gives me a headache just thinking about it. That was enough to know what kind of player he has in his locker room. 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. 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.. Dean reported for Eagles rookie minicamp on Friday with a wide smile on his face. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. "It's. Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the . Also in the new episode: Perrybreaks down what makes Dean so special and what hed bring to the Patriots' defense. You can find out more about which cookies we are using in ourPrivacy Policy. Classes are harder. Listed on 2023-02-18. FA Cup QFs: Kompany returns to Man City with Burnley, Grimsby at Brighton, Fury calls for Paul to honour deal | Pay up!, Toney 'shocked and disappointed' over six-month ban claims. 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. When the Philadelphia Eagles drafted Nakobe Dean, they knew about his hard-nosed playing style and confident leadership. 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. I feel like it helps with the mental intensity of everything just because its a lot to be a mechanical engineering major and also be a football player, Dean told The Athletic. Rookie Numbers#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/iV7TAxXVba, Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 6, 2022. "That's Kobe Dean," she tells him. David Gattie, a professor from @UGA_Engineering, because above all else, Dean wants to be an engineer. Nakobe Dean was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 83rd overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. 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. To watch him play football is to understand that though the grass under his feet is the same as his opponents, and even his teammates, he is operating on a different plane altogether. Not amazing at beating blocks en route to the ball carrier because he is a tick undersized. ", "For 99.9% of these kids, it's not necessarily like life-changing money, so they have to understand they need to put half of it away for taxes," says Zach Soskin, who founded a management company that facilitates NIL deals for college athletes. "We gotta check the dates on the cans, and if the cans have dents, throw them out," she says. Dean views his service as a natural byproduct of where he has ended up. Dean graduated high school with a 4.3 GPA and carried a 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering at . Bruce Feldman is the National College Football Insider for The Athletic. Dean is majoring in mechanical engineering. "I've had meetings with the Patriots. A young boy says the words quietly like he's trying not to get caught. "I can't look at football and not think, 'What was supposed to happen right there?' Dean has been quizzed on both a lot. He's the extra blitzer needed in Jonathan Gannon's defense. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. I always had a little passion for it. Some programs have partnered with companies, while others have brought in speakers. Kayvon Thibodeaux's NFL fate is a mystery - but why? 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. Soon, in the middle of a play, he catches himself telling the linebacker where to go. 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. "How about the rest of the boosters and the coaches? Dean said slipping to the third round is something that will always stick with him during his playing career. Georgia's Nakobe Dean breaks up a pass, Jan. 10, 2022. Don't miss a story! He can even drop back into coverage, like when he had a pick-six to close out the first half against Florida. Mechanical engineering emerged as the winner. Indications continue to pour in that the Eagles got the steal of the 2022 NFL draft in Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean. As Dean stands at the advent of a new era for college athletes, he is playing out an ideal year in Athens. You definitely felt that from him, and we knew that about him before we even drafted him. You have to remember, he didnt even go through spring ball with us this past year because of injury. Here's how the other top 15 fared. Our back is really fast and that play shouldve gone for at least 20. On the field, he has been one of the best defenders in the country, winner of the Butkus award, two games away from a national championship and a likely first-round selection in the upcoming NFL draft. 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. Hes a versatile man both on and off the field. 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 | So it was no surprise that when NIL became a reality and offers started coming in, the Deans would look at it not as a way to primarily make money, but rather as a way to keep doing what they had been doing ever since Dean was a kid. The 21-year-old said he is two semesters away, about 33 more credit hours, from getting his degree. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. "So I used that, I actually wanted to go into the field of prosthetics with it. A number of athletes around the country have taken their NIL opportunities and flip them into impact beyond their own. The football player's success in the classroom stems from a routine he developed in high school. As a mechanical engineering student with a 4.0 GPA, hes also the play-caller for the defense and a projected first-round NFL draft pick. Flashes of quick feet and closing speed are elite. 17 . LB Nakobe Dean Before he was drafted 83rd by the Eagles in the 2022 NFL Draft, Nakobe Dean was a student-athlete, maintaining both an impressive 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering and a reputation as college football's best linebacker. Most definitely, Sirianni said of their relationship helping with the NFL transition. Uiagalelei thanks God for challenges: Jesus put me in this position, Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba praises God after record-setting Rose Bowl, North Carolina QB Sam Howell declares for NFL draft: [Life is] about living for Jesus, Heisman finalist C.J. "So if he's going to have to pay most of the NIL money back, why not use it to give in a different way?". Georgia won the game 37-10. Personal: Full name NAKOBE RASHOD DEAN.major: Mechanical Engineering.recipient of the Ken and Jody Jackson Family Scholarship, as well as the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence.older brother, Nikolas, played tight end at Ole Miss. . Nakobe Dean (17) LB - *** 2021 Butkus Award Winner *** *** All-America First Team - Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, Sporting News, USA Today, ESP. @NakobeDean decided to to study engineering in college after visiting VA hospitals with his mother, who is a veteran. * 2.0 QB Sacks vs. Clemson, 2021 "Growing up, my mother, it was always education, education, education. Stroud keeps God first as he leads Ohio State. 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 watch parties have become vehicles to get game tickets for local kids as well as the canned foods for families in need. Navigating it has been both a challenge and an opportunity. 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 . She claimed to have given him over $1,000 before his senior year of high school. UGA Football Star Nakobe Dean - 4.0 GPA, Mechanical Engineering Major. * 1 INT vs. Auburn, Florida, 2021 There are hundreds of canned goods sprawled out on a table outside of the Boys & Girls Club in Athens from the watch party the night before. First, though, things need to get organized, and Neketta is taking over, calling out orders and almost doing a play-by-play of what's going on. They won this game for us.. The day of the watch party, while Dean was busy with practice and film sessions, Neketta was cooking up her own plan, trying to figure out how they could squeeze every bit out of their resources. . Scout after scout raved about his instinctive play at the second level, which allowed him to move a tick faster than most to the ball. #FlyEaglesFly . He's a 4.0 GPA engineering majorhe's one of the premier linebackers in all of college footballand here he is with kip-up in full pads Nakobe Dean is ELITE! Just things like that kind of help me basically -- it's like a puzzle piece, you kind of put it together and it definitely helps me out a lot.". (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. So it is over to him "My father is a doctor, just growing up I kind of had the inside scoop of everything as far as being a doctor, he always took us to his work and I was able to see everything so I kind of fell in love with that," Dean told Sky Sports. All Rights Reserved. "On Draft day, first round, second round, I know I'm going to have a chance to be on a team. Why is NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks is looking forward to watching Georgia CB Kelee Ringo and Georgia TE Darnell Washington? But Dean does not need to tell you that. No matter what kind of resources their family had, her grandmother used to make them donate their time, at the very least. His contribution will help upkeep the bed, food and showers for one individual for two months. So, what else does Dean bring to the table? He was literally like a coach on the field. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports, Sign up for the University of Georgia Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Nakobe Dean has a 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering at Georgia. When NIL deals started rolling in, my priorities were having them still let me focus on football and whether there was a way to give through the deals, Dean told ESPN, which highlighted him sponsoring a bed at an Athens, Georgia, homeless shelter, and working with the Boys and Girls Club. Those who have known Dean since he was just a kid growing up in Horn Lake, Mississippi, would argue it has always been in him. Feldman: Nakobe Dean didn't work out at the NFL combine, but NFL coaches love the 'super bright' linebacker. 6 Cincinnati in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. 90 . The defense that ranked first in the country in points allowed (9.5) and second in the nation in yards allowed (253.9) held the reigning national champs to just one touchdown. Neketta, and his girlfriend, Gabby. Join the Heavy on Eagles newsletter here! Ready to get all your latest Georgia recruiting news in one place? We just want to walk through these good things that God has provided for us and were not going to do it with any pride or boasting or those things. The guy works extremely hard and watches a lot of film, asks a lot of questions, but its truly the way the guy has been wired since his recruitment, said Lanning. Entering Mondays College Football Playoff National Championship Gamein Indianapolis, Georgia had a former walk-on at quarterback while Alabama was led by the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. 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. And listen to the DawgsHQ crew on our podcast Dawg Walk Talk onSpotifyandApple Podcasts. But after a man walked up to her asking for money for blankets ahead of the cold front, she took the leftover money from NIL deals and, with Dean's approval, bought blankets and Chick-fil-A sandwiches and made hygiene packages to give out at the shelter. Can counter negative plays on film with splash plays. "I didn't think the safety would remember that was coming," Dean told Boyette. section: | slug: eagles-select-nakobe-dean-scouting-report-three-things-to-know-about-philadelphias-newest-linebacker | sport: football | route: article_single_special | When it came to numbers, he always had the right answer.". Dean was a star student at Georgia as well, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.55 GPA but there is still a ramp-up period going from what you know to what you have to know now. Linebacker Nakobe Dean is one of the primary reasons the Georgia defense has been a brick wall. Dean graduated high school with a 4.3 GPA and carried a 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering at Georgia. Dont be surprised if Dean is running someones defense as a rookie. He ended up choosing Georgia, and now has a national title to add to his accolades. Dean could miss the entire 2022 season, but the risk was worth the reward for the Eagles. "That instinct is just in me now.". After all, the junior linebacker has a 3.5 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering for a reason. His performance in the classroom is valedictorian worthy. "Surreal family, a feeling that was second to none. Nakobe Dean still has a couple semesters left to complete his mechanical engineering degree at Georgia. "I feel like my mindset is second to none. Football . Dean underwent surgery for his labrum injury following the Peach Bowl in early January. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. Those doubled once Georgia got to No. The jump from no compensation to millions was, at times, a culture shock. "It's just helped me understand scheme and strategy faster," Dean says. Not amazing. Welcome to the team !. The intellect really separates him.. Dean, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.5 GPA, was the first name . Where is Georgia? "Canned food drives, I've done about a thousand of them. 90. He'll be reunited with defensive tackle Jordan Davis in Philadelphia, who the Eagles selected at No. 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. You almost get the sense that if he had to, Dean would find just as much fulfillment here as he does on the field. Know your personnel. The Eagles announced the jersey numbers for their five rookies prior on the first day of minicamp. While Dean grew up, he saw how often she visited the VA and spoke with disabled veterans. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. Job in Carlsbad - San Diego County - CA California - USA , 92002. He was inspired and wanted to help make prosthetics for veterans in need. Dean valued academics as much as competing for a national championship when choosing his college destination. As the hum of machines settles into the backdrop of pipes and giant vats set the scene, Dean studies samples of biodegradable straws and asks one of the company's founders questions about the process. He joined Phil Perry on a new episode of the Next Pats Podcast to share why he'd benefit any team that takes a chance on him in the draft. Were constantly reminding each other every day that this is all just a blessing from God, Neketta told Dawg Nation in 2018. Sports was just a hobby growing up until I got to high school. (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. 21 overall, but if he does, Bill Belichick and Co. will need to strongly consider using their first-round selection on him. . Listing for: L3Harris. He sees that part of his skill set translating to the gridiron. 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 . "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. "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. He and his mother praised God for being in such a situation. Looks like I have a new favorite player . #Eagles rookie LB Nakobe Dean said he will be a full participant during the team's rookie minicamp this . Alabama averaged 494.6 offensive yards per game this season, and in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 4 against Georgia, it gained 536 total yards. "We were at the forefront of it. "I hope to bring the winning mentality," he said. Dean was the leader of that unit. Dean says later that night. 2019: Co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year award, given at teams post-season awards galaplayed in all 14 games and finished with 25 total stops, including 1.5 tackles for losssolo TFL came in Sugar Bowl win over Baylorone of four Bulldogs to have a team-high six tackles in shutout of Kentucky..also forced a fumble on a UK punt returnhad two tackles and a QB pressure vs. Floridathree solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia Techalso had a QB pressure vs. Arkansas Stateenrolled at UGA in January and participated in Spring drillshad five tackles in the annual G-Day intrasquad gameNamed by National Football Foundation as a member of its inaugural Team of Distinction, recognizing high school scholar-athletes for their combination of athletic and academic performances, as well as service to their communities. 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