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Linebacker, Georgia, 2019–22
Nolan Smith
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Savannah, GA
- Born
- Jan 18, 2001
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Nolan Smith played linebacker at Georgia (2019–22). The Philadelphia Eagles took Smith in the first round, No. 30 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan, 2021Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia | 4 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Georgia | 4 | LB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 4 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | 4 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Georgia 8 games, 18 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at South Carolina | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 26–22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Auburn | W 42–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida | W 42–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Georgia 13 games, 55 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Clemson | W 10–3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.South Carolina | W 40–13 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atVanderbilt | W 62–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Arkansas | W 37–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atAuburn | W 34–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Kentucky | W 30–13 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida | W 34–7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Missouri | W 43–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Tennessee | W 41–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Georgia Tech | W 45–0 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Alabama | L 24–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 34–11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 33–18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Georgia 8 games, 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks
2019 Georgia 11 games, 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atVanderbilt | W 30–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Murray State | W 63–17 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Notre Dame | W 23–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.South Carolina | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Kentucky | W 21–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Florida | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Missouri | W 27–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas A&M | W 19–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atGeorgia Tech | W 52–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. LSU | L 10–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Baylor | W 26–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 81″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 40 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 96 | 12.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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