Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean was one of the best defensive players in the entire country in UGA’s national title season.
Dean won the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker, and was named All-America First Team and Captain of the 2021 AFCA Good Works Team.
Dean is now preparing for the 2022 NFL Combine which will run March 1-7.
NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah recently gave Dean an NFL player comparison while on a call with media:
“Nakobe Dean, I remember (Jonathan) Vilma when he first came into the league and I remember during the scouting process and something that people had concerns about size or this, that or the other and the guy was just dripping with instincts,” Jeremiah said. “Everything was so natural to him. He saw things and was two steps ahead of everybody on the field. That’s who Nakobe Dean reminds me of.”
Dean finished the 2021 season with 72 total tackles, 36 solo tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, two interceptions, five pass…