Nakobe Dean

Nationality

United States

Born

2000-12-13

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight

231 lb (105 kg)

Number

#170

Nakobe Rashod Dean (born December 13, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the 2021 Butkus Award before being selected by the Eagles in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft. Early life Dean played high school football at Horn Lake High School. As a senior, he won the High School Butkus Award. As a five-star recruit, Dean committed to Georgia after receiving offers from Ole Miss and Alabama. College career As a true freshman for the Georgia Bulldogs football team, Dean recorded 25 total tackles despite battling injuries. In 2021, he won the Butkus Award given annually to college football's best linebacker and finished the season as a key member of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. On January 15, 2022, Dean declared for the 2022 NFL draft.