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2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about SMAEL MONDON JR.:
Georgia | Hometown: Dallas, GA | HT: 6023 | WT: 224 | 40 time: 4.58 | Hand: 0934 | Arm: 3134 | Wing: 8018
Three year starter. Second team All-SEC in 2023. Started his career as a safety and special team player. Moved to linebacker in 2022 and became an immediate starter. Has height and decent length with a slender frame. Plays off the ball all over the front including reps as an overhang player. Physical downhill reactor. Attacks blocks at a good pad level with quick hands. Gets consistent ball side leverage fitting inside gaps. Can work through blocks on the move and has excellent chase speed with sideline to sideline range. Solid tackling skill breaking down in pursuit to drive through tackles. Leverages cutbacks and can make the plays in space. Used to blitz and with a clear path shows closing acceleration in the backfield. As a former defensive back he has elite cover skill. Quick getting into a zone drop he reads route combinations and finds the throwing lane. Has excellent peripheral vision to see the big picture and react on the throw. Sudden plant and drive off the delivery key often arriving at the same time as the ball. Excellent man cover skill, he has the speed to take inside receivers up the field. Mirrors route breaks out of the backfield and can accelerate to the catch point. Shows fundamental technique getting his hand in the basket on the throw. Inconsistent with read and react and he’ll round off a reaction to a gap. Lacks great functional strength and can get caught up with bigger blockers. Will take a bad angle at times and lose pursuit. On the edge he can lose contain on outside runs. Missed time with a foot injury that surfaced in 2023 and 2024. When healthy has three down potential as a Will.
2024 Stats: 57 T, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 PBU. OSR:9/35. 10-1.51. Draft projection: 3rd/4th round