2022 NFL Draft: Detroit Lions Full 7-Round Mock
Second Round
LB. Georgia. 34. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Nakobe Dean. 50
The 6-foot, 225-pound Dean has had a fantastic 2021 season as part of the best defense in the country for Georgia, with 61 total tackles (8.5 tackles for loss), five sacks, two interceptions and four pass breakups. The Draft Network’s Drae Harris wrote about the all-around impact Dean has.
"He affects the passing game in a variety of ways. He can blitz inside and demonstrates very good closing quickness to the quarterback. He gets good depth in his zone drops while also showing the ability to cover running backs with ease. In the run game, he plays downhill and quickly diagnoses run. He uses his good quickness to defeat linemen and beat them to the spot. He also does a good job shooting gaps to disrupt plays in the backfield."
The knocks on Dean are a lack of ideal measurables and a need to add some bulk to his frame. But a potential late first-round pick falls to the Lions here, and they snap him right up.