Offenses are more complex. . Dean helped Horn Lake High School win a 6A state championship as a senior. She won in the assistant professor category. Nakobe Dean still has a couple semesters left to complete his mechanical engineering degree at Georgia. Dean has been quizzed on both a lot. My mom is a big Belichick fan," Dean said. "You had police pulling Black people over for no reason," she says. Georgia's Nakobe Dean breaks up a pass, Jan. 10, 2022. (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. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports, Sign up for the University of Georgia Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. "For us, [NIL] hasn't really been about making money, it's about using this platform to help others.". jdecision21. "So I used that, I actually wanted to go into the field of prosthetics with it. The Philadelphia Eagles selected Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. I have the passion to learn new things daily. "I've had meetings with the Patriots. 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. 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. Don't miss a story! Hes an absolute monster, man, one college offensive coordinator who played Georgia late in the season told The Athletic. "I have had no D1 athletes on that side of my family, nobody go to school or college to play sport so it was all education growing up, it was never the thought of getting school paid for through sports. https://t.co/kFd8Bf0EUe @UGAAthletics. Linebacker Nakobe Dean is one of the primary reasons the Georgia defense has been a brick wall. 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 almost get the sense that if he had to, Dean would find just as much fulfillment here as he does on the field. But it looks like he has some bigger work to do during / once all of thats done.Apparently, nothing is going to stop him. Kirby Smart's squad has surrendered just 53 points and 1,813 yards through eight games. Nakobe Dean just made history as Georgia's second ever Butkus award winner. That's not a combination that lends itself to a lot of free time or a "normal" college experience. Bruce Feldman is the National College Football Insider for The Athletic. 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. It started first with a few deals before the season, then, after Georgia beat Clemson, there were more offers. "I can't look at football and not think, 'What was supposed to happen right there?' He's smart-smart, but more importantly for the Eagles, football smart. Dean underwent surgery for his labrum injury following the Peach Bowl in early January. For a kid who used to walk around Horn Lake talking with his childhood friends about how they'd make it out, or one who saw his stipend money at Georgia as more money than he'd ever had, Dean is still wide-eyed about where he finds himself. "I feel like we're going to be happy for each other because we know each other," said Dean. "I took my education just as serious as I took my sports," Dean said. What schools have the most players invited to the 2023 NFL combine? Transfer Centre LIVE! The Monday night game in late November is on every screen, but tonight Dean's the main event, the reason everyone is there, wearing Georgia red, dropping off canned goods at the front of the store before coming up to say hello and take a picture. 225-pound junior who is majoring in mechanical engineering, Dean has started all 13 . So shes always going to the VA and everything. Against Michigan in the Orange Bowl, Dean was a nightmare for the Wolverines offense, making seven tackles, two TFLs, a sack and a career-high five QB pressures, blowing up one play after another. "You gotta be committed and you gotta do it selflessly.". 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. 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. According to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr, he's also been climbing NFL Draft boards and currently sits as a top-15 prospect. The jump from no compensation to millions was, at times, a culture shock. The Butkus Award winner (best linebacker in nation) was also a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which goes annually to college football's defensive player of the year, but also gives equal weight to personal character. The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to standout LB Carter Jones. You work to the end, we saw all the hard work we put in work out.". Classes are harder. Along with his smarts, Dean believes he can bring plenty more to an NFL locker room. Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean finished the 2020 college football season as Georgias leading tackler. What comes second nature to Dean is what Neketta has been doing her whole life. 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. Sept. 26, 2020; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) looks in the Arkansas Razorbacks backfield during the second quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. "I think it's great what they're doing, but it's worth noting that we're now counting on these 21-year-olds who are making sometimes tens of thousands of dollars to be the ones that are giving back and doing good," Soskin says. Dean is majoring in mechanical engineering. His pressure to the quarterback is excellent, generating 31 of them in 2021 -- sixth among linebackers in the nation. The football player's success in the classroom stems from a routine he developed in high school. 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. 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. "We know all the hard work we put in, we're living our dream, being able to make it to the NFL. Thats not something he would shy away from. But Georgia stood above the rest. It's been an absolute nightmare for opponents trying to move the ball. Oh, and that straight-A streak? He was discussing his future plans, including a desire to possibly pursue a medical career after he goes back to school to complete his engineering degree. While Dean grew up, he saw how often she visited the VA and spoke with disabled veterans. Please check your email for a confirmation. And nothing he does on the field would be as impressive as that accomplishment. You definitely felt that from him, and we knew that about him before we even drafted him. Georgia's Nakobe Dean breaks up a pass, Jan. 10, 2022. . The award honors faculty who have demonstrated an outstanding record of research achievements and publications during academic year 2021-2022 . 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. Hes living up to his billing as a five-star recruit. Georgia coaches have known just how special Dean is from the first day he arrived on campus. On Monday, he took a knee on the field after the game and bowed his head. ", As those on hand begin sifting through the cans, Neketta is organizing an assembly line in order to separate beans from soups and vegetables from mac and cheese. Because I didn't have that coming up. It's unmatched not just on the field, but in life. "Growing up nobody pushed sports to me, nobody," he explains. Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the . 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. After practice, he eats, studies, works out, and sometimes hits the books again. Competed in football, baseball, basketball and track in high school. NEKETTA IS IN her element. 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. 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. 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. . https://ugawire.usatoday.com/2021/06/26/uga-football-linebacker-nakobe-dean-georgia-bulldogs/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "On Draft day, first round, second round, I know I'm going to have a chance to be on a team. Dean was a Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Georgia with a 3.55 GPA. Dean's biggest knock. He sees that part of his skill set translating to the gridiron. Mechanical Engineering major. I want to get into designing prosthetics, he said, but I am open because I know there are a lot of avenues you can get into with mechanical engineering.. ", Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Dean has great instincts and speed, but he missed Georgias spring practice in 2021 with a torn labrum. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. it's always funny when we look for young kids to be the best example for all of us.". src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Navigating it has been both a challenge and an opportunity. As a Disabled Vet and Eagle fan . Hes a versatile man both on and off the field. "It's. Bruce has covered college football nationally for more than 20 years and is the author of numerous books on the topic, including "Swing Your Sword: Leading The Charge in Football and Life" with Mike Leach and most recently "The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks." junior mechanical engineering major from Horn Lake, Miss., started all 12 regular season games in 2021 for the Bulldogs, which surrendered an average of just 6.9 points per game. Preparing for an SEC opponent like Kentucky or Florida the same week as an engineering test gives me a headache just thinking about it. Full Time position. 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. That defense is led by junior inside linebacker Nakobe Dean, whos a team captain and the winner of the 2021 Butkus Award, given to the nations top linebacker. 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 . 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. It was kind of my thing. "But to have both at that age, that has only happened to me one time, and it was with Nakobe.". Here is a scouting report and three things to know about Dean: Dean was the definition of a traditional linebacker on defense for Georgia last season, taking 582 snaps in the box for the national champions. . 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Dean is ready to tour RWDC, a biotechnology facility just 10 minutes outside downtown Athens, with 10 local kids, his mother, Neketta, and his girlfriend, Gabby. Dean has the potential to be the best linebacker to wear midnight green since Jeremiah Trotter. 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. "The visit was great," Dean said. Once she had kids of her own and had to raise them as a single mom, Neketta worked long hours as the director of community affairs in Tunica County, Mississippi. 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. Dean has been described as "selfless' and a culture changer." With the help of scholarships, students can cut their tuition and other expenses.Newcastle upon Tyne, where Newcastle University is located, has a superb quality of life, and it is easy to find affordable accommodation. So, what else does Dean bring to the table? section: | slug: eagles-select-nakobe-dean-scouting-report-three-things-to-know-about-philadelphias-newest-linebacker | sport: football | route: article_single_special | Dean, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.5 GPA, was the first name . AS THEY GET ready to leave the shelter, Dean signs his sponsored bed, and a woman who is staying there asks him to sign two Georgia hats for two girls who were unable to be there. 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! Thats something Ive got to earn and get that trust from them.. 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. Before football he figured he would become a doctor. I feel like my passion is second to none and the effort I play with.". 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. And listen to the DawgsHQ crew on our podcast Dawg Walk Talk onSpotifyandApple Podcasts. Dean played the most snaps (76%) of any linebacker on Georgias roster last season. 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.. "All the physical things are on film, you can watch that and work me out. A young boy says the words quietly like he's trying not to get caught. Those doubled once Georgia got to No. He is expected to return for the start of summer practice and the 2021 season. Dean was the only player in the nation with five sacks (had six sacks), two forced fumbles, and two interceptions in 2021. 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. Dean finished 2019 with 25 total tackles and played in all 14 games. Young threw for 369 yards and a touchdown, but he also tossed two interceptions his first collegiate game with multiple picks the second of which was returned 79 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. 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. Graduate from Faculty of Engineering Cairo University. Both his parents are Gulf War vets, he. 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. There was also some financial incentive for doing well academically. Sign up for daily stories delivered to your inbox. Now, though, Dean can do all of those things and actually start and help fund internships for student-athletes right away, while also discussing the possibility of investing in the company in the near future. "My mom said I would have loved it.". Head of Mechanical Engineering . *** Captain, 2021 AFCA Good Works Team ***. 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. Dean has made it there, though. Flashes of quick feet and closing speed are elite. You have to remember, he didnt even go through spring ball with us this past year because of injury. I feel like I definitely enjoy talking ball with them. "Growing up, my mother, it was always education, education, education. Having to balance all of that helps with my mental intensity and fighting adversity. Dont be surprised if Dean is running someones defense as a rookie. 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. The star linebacker was a straight-A student throughout his high school career. Editor's note: This story originally published on Dec. 29, 2021. Kayvon Thibodeaux's NFL fate is a mystery - but why? ", From the other end of the table, Dean smiles and quips, "Coach them up, mama. North Carolina QB Sam Howell declares for NFL draft: [Life is] about living for Jesus Sometimes youre around a player that is book smart but maybe not football smart. She claimed to have given him over $1,000 before his senior year of high school. I dont think Im going to go in and be looked at as a leader. Fresh off football practice and film sessions, the Georgia linebacker is in the middle of Pauley's, a loud restaurant in downtown Athens. Nakobe Dean has a 3.55 GPA in mechanical engineering at Georgia. Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean finished the 2020 college football season as Georgia's leading tackler. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) at Newcastle University is affordable for international students. Here's how the other top 15 fared. They won this game for us.. Jelani Woods is an athletic marvel - can he succeed in the NFL? His contribution will help upkeep the bed, food and showers for one individual for two months. Without any structured oversight from the NCAA and loose restrictions varying from state to state, the world of NIL has become, in the words of one marketing agent, the Wild West. He pulls one of the kids aside and tells him about how some of the machines work. 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. Forget his 40-time and bench press. His closing speed is tremendous. Hell look to match previous defensive studs who wore that number like Corey Simons, Darren Howard, and Mike Golic. "We were at the forefront of it. 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