Smael Mondon Jr.

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

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

 

2023:  Coaches All-SEC Second Team selection...saw action in 13 games this season including 11 starts at LB…ranked second on the team with 68 tackles…credited with five tackles for a combined loss of 22 yards, including three sacks for a loss of 16 yards…had one pass breakup and two QB hurries…posted a team-leading four tackles, three of which were solo, in win over Ball State...tallied a team-high five tackles, including four solo, along with four QB hurries in win over South Carolina to open SEC play...notched four stops and a pass breakup in home win over UAB...had a team-leading 11 tackles, seven solo and four assists, to tie his career high with two tackles for a loss of 11 total yards, including a sack for a loss of seven, in SEC road win over Auburn and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week...tallied a team-high six tackles, including four solo and a sack for a loss of six yards, with one quarterback hurry in win at Vanderbilt...had five tackles, including two for a combined loss of five yards, in win over Florida...one of three Bulldogs to notch a team-high seven stops, including six solo tackles, in win over Missouri...had four stops in home win over Ole Miss...credited with four tackles in win over Tennessee...one of two Bulldogs to tally a team-leading eight tackles, including five solo stops, in regular-season finale win over Georgia Tech...one of two Bulldogs to post a team-leading eight tackles, including three solo stops, in the SEC Championship against Alabama...named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team...included on Butkus Award Watch List.

 

 

2022:  Played in 13 of 15 games, starting at LB in all 13...leads the team in tackles with 76 total stops, despite missing two games because of injury...has 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 tackler 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.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
7.5	4.0	59.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	35.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0