Nakobe Dean

Las Vegas Raiders

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

79.3 MODEL

2024

87.7

2025

72.1

2026

79.3

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Super Bowl LIX ring plus 2021 Bednarik Award plus back-to-back top-10 STTM finishes (#10, #5) puts Dean in the rarest outlier-positive class at the LB position. The Georgia 2021 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the Eagles' defensive system gives him real developmental foundation. The 2026 question is whether Dean earns his first Pro Bowl or whether the back-to-back top-10 finishes finally translate to broader voting recognition.

Dean came out of Georgia as the Philadelphia Eagles' 3rd-round pick (83rd overall) in 2022 after winning the 2021 Bednarik Award plus the 2021 CFP National Championship with the Bulldogs. He won Super Bowl LIX with the Eagles in 2024. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#10) in 2024 to tier 1 (#5) in 2025, a clean year-over-year climb.

Strengths

2021 Bednarik Award plus Super Bowl LIX ring plus back-to-back top-10 STTM finishes (#10, #5) establishes elite collegiate and championship pedigree.
Georgia 2021 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the Eagles' structural defensive scheme creates the environment for continued elite production.

Concerns

No Pro Bowl recognition yet despite back-to-back top-10 STTM finishes flags a gap between metric dominance and broader voting.
Philadelphia's broader defensive identity around the Super Bowl LIX championship roster transition compresses the structural support.

What to watch: Whether Dean earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus holds tier 1 (top 10), the threshold for confirming the STTM dominance translates.