With pick 33 of the ROD Draft the Chicago Bears select Nakobe Dean, Linebacker, Georgia
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*** 2021 Butkus Award Winner ***
*** All-America First Team - Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, Sporting News, USA Today, ESPN, The Athletic, CBS ***
*** Captain, 2021 AFCA Good Works Team ***
Career Highs
* 15 Tackles vs. Florida, 2020
* 2.0 Tackles for Loss vs. four teams (recent: Michigan, 2021)
* 2.0 QB Sacks vs. Clemson, 2021
* 5 QB Pressures vs. Michigan, 2021
* 1 INT vs. Auburn, Florida, 2021
2021: AP & Coaches’ All-SEC 1st Team...SEC Defensive Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus (PFF)...one of four permanent team captains, as voted by teammates...semifinalist for the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the outstanding defensive player of the year...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...named captain of the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, chosen for their commitment to community service...started at ILB in all 15 games and finished the season with 72 total tackles...led 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 breakups...second on team with two INTs...named to Mid-Season All-America Team by The Sporting News...stat 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 Fumble...outstanding in win at Tennessee, leading the team with 11 tackles (1 QB sack), a forced fumble and a pass breakup...had five tackles, two QB pressures and his first career interception in win at #18 Auburn...seven tackles (including one in punt coverage) and a pick-six for a 50-yard TD return in win over Florida...seven tackles in win over #11 Kentucky, including a stop for a 5-yard loss on a Wildcat screen pass...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Tennessee games...had five tackles, including a pair of QB sacks for -14 yards in Georgia’s win over #3 Clemson...also had four QB hurries vs. the Tigers...included on pre-season watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate defensive player...also on pre-season watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, which goes to the player “who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement”...pre-season All-SEC Third Team, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches.
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