Another pick, another bulldog! With the No. 30 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Eagles have selected linebacker Nolan Smith.
Here's what you need to know about this 6-foot-2, 238-pound edge rusher before he lands in Philadelphia.
1. 2021 was his year
Smith missed half of the 2022 season due to injury; he suffered a torn pectoral muscle. But in 2021, he was a force for the Bulldogs, compiling a career-high 56 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles for the National Champions.
Here's a look at his career stats:
Games played: 46
Games started: 23
Solo tackles: 66
Total tackles: 114
Tackles-for-loss: 21
Sack: 11.5
Interceptions: 1
PBU: 3
Blocks: 1
Fumble recoveries: 1
Forced Fumbles: 3
2. The two-time CFP National Champion will be joining a list of former teammates in Philly
Like the Eagles' first pick of the night, Jalen Carter, Smith was college teammates with two of the Eagles' 2022 draft picks – Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean.
In 2019, he was named the team's Co-Defensive Newcomer of the Year alongside Dean.
3. He is FAST!
At the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, Smith ran a historically fast 40-yard dash. He ran it in 4.39 seconds, recording the second-quickest time for a defensive lineman/edge rusher in two decades.
His vertical? Also the best among all defensive linemen at 41.5 inches.
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DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia holding Eagles jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia holding Eagles jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia
DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia
LB Nolan Smith out of Georgia
LB Nolan Smith out of Georgia
OL | Tyler Steen out of Alabama
OL | Tyler Steen out of Alabama
OL | Tyler Steen out of Alabama
S | Sydney Brown out of Illinois
S | Sydney Brown out of Illinois
CB | Kelee Ringo out of Georgia
CB | Kelee Ringo out of Georgia
Jalen Carter and Head Coach Nick Sirianni
Jeffrey Laurie, Nolan Smith, and Executive Vice President/ General Manager Howie Roseman
Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Jordan Davis
Jalen Carter and Defensive Line Coach Tracey Rocker
Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith
Nolan Smith and Jalen Carter
Nolan Smith
Nolan Smith and Head Coach Nick Sirianni
Jalen Carter
Jalen Leggere
Tanner Mckee
Tanner Mckee
Tanner Mckee
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Moro Ojomo
Moro Ojomo
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