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Watch: Philadelphia Eagles rookies Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean give special breakdown

Eagles rookies Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean are all smiles…

Georgia football draft picks, now Philadelphia Eagles rookies, Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean, are all smiles during a tour of NFL Films.

You can watch their breakdown here. 

Davis, the No. 13 overall pick in this year’s draft, is coming off one of the best seasons we’ve ever seen from an interior Georgia defensive lineman.

The Charlotte, N.C., native’s trophy list speaks for itself: 2021 Outland Trophy, 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award Winner, 2021 All-America First Team, All-SEC First Team.

Teammate Dean, a Horn Lake, Miss., native was arguably just as good as the mind and motor of UGA’s record-breaking defense. Although he dropped to the No. 83 overall pick thanks to false health rumors. Dean’s trophy case is something to note as well: 2021 Butkus Award Winner All-America First Team, Captain, 2021 AFCA Good Works Team, All-SEC First Team.

Both Davis and Dean will have an opportunity to play key roles on the Eagles defense.

 

 

Takeaways, observations from the Eagles picking Nakobe Dean in third round

Instant analysis of the Philadelphia Eagles picking Georgia All-American linebacker Nakobe Dean in the third round

The Eagles landed a projected first-round pick in the third round on Friday, selecting Georgia All American linebacker Nakobe Dean at No. 83 overall.

Dubbed by many as the best linebacker in the draft and a high IQ player that was the leader of the Bulldogs’ all-world defense, Dean was the subject of predraft injury rumors, with some insiders reporting that pectoral and knee injuries caused the middle linebacker to slide.

Dean says the injuries were minor, and don’t require surgery, as he and the Eagles GM both confirmed his looming participation in the team’s first rookie minicamp of the spring.

With Dean off the board and into a positive situation, here’s some next-day analysis and several key takeaways.

Twitter reacts to the Eagles landing Nakobe Dean in third round of 2022 NFL draft

Twitter reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles landing All American LB Nakobe Dean in third round of 2022 NFL draft

The Eagles finally drafted a high-profile linebacker, they just waited until the third round.

Georgia standout Nakobe Dean slipped out of the first and second round of this weekend’s draft, but Howie Roseman was able to land an impact linebacker at pick No. 83 overall.

Dean, 21, reportedly had some medical issues — injuries to his pectoral muscle– entering the draft, but the retooled Eagles apparently felt comfortable with his medicals and value in the third round to add the dynamic linebacker to an ever-improving roster.

A consensus All-American in 2021, Dean is the Eagles’ highest-drafted linebacker since they took former Penn State linebacker Mychal Kendricks in the second round back in 2012.

Twitter reacted to everything and the social media app exploded when the popular Dean finally came off the board.