Nakobe Dean, Linebacker (No. 17):
Class: Junior
Height: 6-0
Weight: 225 pounds
Hometown: Horn Lake, Mississippi
High School: Horn Lake High School
Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean finished the 2020 college football season as Georgia’s leading tackler. Dean recorded 71 tackles and 1.5 sacks last season.
Dean has great instincts and speed, but he missed Georgia’s spring practice in 2021 with a torn labrum. Dean underwent surgery for his labrum injury following the Peach Bowl in early January. Dean played the most snaps (76%) of any linebacker on Georgia’s roster last season.