2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Smael Mondon, Jr.
- Position:
- ILB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Ga.
- High School:
- Paulding County
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Bio
Career Highs
* 11 tackles vs. Kentucky, 2022; Auburn, 2023
* 1 sack vs. Charleston Southern, 2021; Ohio State, 2022; Auburn,Vanderbilt, 2023
* 2 TFL vs. Florida, 2023
* 4 QB pressures vs. South Carolina, 2023
2022: Played in 13 of 15 games, starting at LB in all 13...led the team in tackles with 76 total stops, despite missing two games because of injury...had 8.0 tackles for lost yardage and 23 QB hurries...had three tackles and a QB hurry in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...team-high four tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss, in win over Samford...had four solo tackles, one for loss, and three QB hurries in win at South Carolina...six tackles in win over Kent State...missed the Auburn and Vandy games due to injury...returned after a 2-game absence to get seven tackles in win over Florida...had four tackles and two QB hurries in win over Tennessee...led team with eight tackles in win at Mississippi State...career-high 11 tackles in win at Kentucky...led all tacklers with six stops, 1.5 for lost yardage, in win over Georgia Tech...first career interception and had six tackles with three QB hurries in SEC Championship Game vs. LSU...had seven tackles, including one for a loss of 10 yards, and six QB hurries in win over Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...led all tacklers with five tackles and had one QB hurry in CFP National Championship Game win over TCU.
2021: Played in all 15 games to date as a reserve DB and also on kick return and coverage units...finished with 12 total stops...season-high four tackles, including a QB sack for a 12-yard loss and a tackle in kickoff coverage, in the Bulldogs’ win over Charleston Southern...three tackles, including one in punt coverage, in win over Missouri...credited with two tackles in Georgia’s win over UAB...had one tackle in win at Vanderbilt...enrolled at UGA in January 2021 and participated in spring drills...had five tackles for the Red team in G-Day intrasquad game.
High School: Paulding County, coached by Van Spence… selected to the 2021 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star composite prospect…ranked as the #29 prospect nationally, the #2 OLB prospect and the #3 prospect in Georgia… PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team…ranked as the #2 OLB prospect, #3 prospect in Georgia, and #14 prospect nationally… rivals.com four-star prospect…ranked #96 nationally, #6 outside linebacker prospect and the #7 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com five-star prospect… ranked #11 nationally, #1 OLB prospect and the #1 prospect from the state of Georgia …Dawg Post five-star prospect, ranked as the #4 prospect overall in Georgia…totaled 83 tackles, one INT, one forced fumble and recovered 2 fumbles in four seasons for Paulding County…played quarterback, running back and wide receiver….recorded 1,129 all-purpose yards, rushed for 13 touchdowns and caught two…Part of the AJC’s “Super 11” for 2020.
Personal: Full name SMAEL SIMON MONDON...intended major: Marketing...recipient of the Ellis & Kate Murphy Football Scholarship.