Nakobe Dean

ABOUT NAKOBE DEAN

Professional linebacker who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles during the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Prior to being drafted, he attended the University of Georgia where he was named an All-American and given the Dick Butkus Award for being college football's top linebacker. In 2021, he was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

He graduated from Horn Lake High School in Horn Lake, Mississippi. During his senior year, he was named Mississippi's Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year.

In addition to winning the Dick Butkus Award in college, he also received the same award in high school for being the nation's top linebacker. He has amassed more than 130,000 followers on his nakobedean Instagram account.

He grew up living with his family in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

While at Georgia, his college football head coach was Kirby Smart .