Linebacker, Georgia, 2021–24
Smael Mondon Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dallas, GA
- Born
- Feb 13, 2003
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Smael Mondon Jr. played linebacker at Georgia (2021–24). The Philadelphia Eagles took Mondon in round 5, No. 161 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2024Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2021 and 2022; SEC champions, 2022 and 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia | 2 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | 2 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Georgia | 2 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Georgia | 2 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 230 |
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
2024 Georgia 10 games, 57 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Clemson | W 34–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 48–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Kentucky | W 13–12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Alabama | L 34–41 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Ole Miss | L 10–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Tennessee | W 31–17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 44–42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Texas | W 22–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia 13 games, 68 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ball State | W 45–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UAB | W 49–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Auburn | W 27–20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Kentucky | W 51–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Florida | W 43–20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Missouri | W 30–21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Ole Miss | W 52–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTennessee | W 38–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atGeorgia Tech | W 31–23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Alabama | L 24–27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia 12 games, 59 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atSouth Carolina | W 48–7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 39–22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMissouri | W 26–22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Florida | W 42–20 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Tennessee | W 27–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Mississippi State | W 45–19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atKentucky | W 16–6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 37–14 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. LSU | W 50–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 42–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Georgia 5 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs.UAB | W 56–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Missouri | W 43–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 56–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atGeorgia Tech | W 45–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ | |
| Weight | 224 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 25 repsW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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