Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Georgia
Nolan Smith
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nolan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Nolan Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Savannah, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of Nolan Smith's career was his defensive production: 113...
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- Committed To
- Georgia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 30
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Nolan Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Georgia. Nolan Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nolan Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Georgia
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · IMG Academy · Georgia
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 31 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · LB 573rd (top 47%) · SEC 213th (top 35%) · National 2,045th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 11 | 16 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 8 | 22 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 13 | 40 | 7 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Nolan Smith played LB for Georgia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nolan Smith recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Georgia paired 19.5 primary output with 32.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
13.2
Consistency
71.8
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Samford: 1. South Carolina: 2. Kent State: 2. Missouri: 2. Auburn: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Samford: 1 by 14.2. South Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. Auburn: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Florida: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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First Half1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/29 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 42-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | W 42-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ MissouriSplash game | W 26-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 39-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 48-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Samford | W 33-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oregon | W 49-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nolan Smith story
Nolan Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Savannah, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of Nolan Smith's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 38 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nolan Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia | 7 | 13.2 | 4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 7 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 6 | 19 | 6.3 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Georgia | 19.5 | 32.6 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia | 19.5 | 32.6 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia | 12 | 24.4 | 13.2 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 1 · W 34-11 · Postseason
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 4 · W 37-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 5 · W 26-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 1 · W 33-18 · Postseason · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Murray State
Week 2 · W 63-17
3
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Georgia
19.5 primary output · 32.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Georgia
68.6
19.5 primary · 32.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Georgia
64.4
12 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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