Smael Mondon Jr.

BIRDSEED

► Parents hail from the Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), West Africa ... Grew up bilingual, originally learning French and English as a child

► Career at Georgia overlapped with Eagles LB Nakobe Dean, who Mondon models his playing style after and refers to as his "big brother"

► Prepped at Paulding County (GA) High School, where he played four seasons at QB, RB and WR in addition to LB ... Ranked as a five star composite prospect by 247Sports ... Labeled as the No. 29 prospect nationally, the No. 2 overall OLB prospect and No. 3 prospect in Georgia

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

► Played collegiately at Georgia (2021-24), totaling 213 tackles (124 solo), 17.5 TFLs, 6 PDs, 8.0 sacks and 1 INT in 51 career games (32 starts)

► As a senior in 2024, played in 10 games (eight starts), registering 57 tackles (29 solo), 3.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks ... Helped lead the Dawgs to a victory over Texas (12/7/24) in the SEC Championship after posting 6 tackles (4 solo) and 2 pressures ... Included on Senior Bowl, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award watch lists

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