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Smael Mondon
6'3" | 220 lbs | Jr.
Dallas, Georgia
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Georgia football: What does the recruiting tale of the tape look like for …
Georgia hosts Missouri this weekend. It will be a top-15 matchup. That’s what the national rankings say.
Jeff Sentell
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Smael Mondon, now feeling ‘pretty good’, ready to put his best foot …
ATHENS — Smael Mondon speaks like he plays football. Quickly and to the point.
Connor Riley
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Georgia football expected to produce double-digit NFL draft prospects once …
No program has produced more NFL draft picks over the past three cycles than the Georgia football program. And the Bulldogs are likely to add to that haul once again in the …
Connor Riley
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Georgia football practice report: Several key Bulldogs dealing with new …
ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart often talks about the importance of managing injuries during the month of August, as the Bulldogs usually conduct their most strenuous …
Connor Riley
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Kirby Smart details how he challenges Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Smael Mondon
Georgia’s inside linebacker room is brimming with talent. So much so, that the Bulldogs were able to pace one inside linebacker on each Preseason All-SEC Team.
Connor Riley
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Kirby Smart updates injury status of Smael Mondon, Branson Robinson and …
NASHVILLE — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart provided injury updates on a number of players when speaking with reporters at the 2023 SEC Media Days.
Connor Riley
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Kirby Smart explains Rara Thomas absence, injury update on Branson …
ATHENS — GEorgia knew coming into Saturday’s spring game that it would be without a number of key contributors. Mykel Williams, Kendall Milton and Pearce Spurlin were all out …
Connor Riley
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How Georgia football veterans look to go from good to great during spring …
Welcome to Good Day, UGA, your one-stop shop for Georgia football news and takes. Check us out every weekday morning for everything you need to know about Georgia football, …
Connor Riley
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Spring practice shows what most obvious strengths are for Georgia football
Welcome to Good Day, UGA, your one-stop shop for Georgia football news and takes. Check us out every weekday morning for everything you need to know about Georgia football, …
Connor Riley
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Smael Mondon raves about CJ Allen, Raylen Wilson: ‘Everything you want in …
ATHENS — Smael Mondon recognizes that new Georgia linebackers CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson are a different breed.
Connor Riley
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Georgia football leading returning tackler Smael Mondon adds 10 to 15 …
ATHENS — Georgia insider linebacker Smael Mondon has gained 15 pounds since the end of last season.
Mike Griffith
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Report: NFL team targets Georgia Co-Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann
Kirby Smart knows better than anyone that one byproduct of having great success is that other teams and programs will come looking to hire his staff members.
Mike Griffith
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Brock Bowers forgoes collective, passes on hundreds of thousands of …
MOBILE, Ala. — It’s a safe bet Brock Bowers will be at the center of the Georgia offense next season regardless of who the coordinator or quarterback turn out to be.
Mike Griffith
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An early projection of Georgia football’s 2023 defensive depth chart
Last offseason, the Georgia defense heard all about how it would have to replace a generational unit. The members of the 2022 defense proved more than capable as they helped …
Connor Riley
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Jamon Dumas-Johnson makes it clear stats don’t matter for UGA defense: …
ATLANTA — Georgia inside linebackers Jamon Dumas-Johnson and Smael Mondon had massive shoes to step into for the 2022 season. Gone at the inside linebacker position was 2021 …
Connor Riley
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Georgia defenders share how they plan to ‘rattle’ Ohio State quarterback …
Smael Mondon didn’t see the comparison that his teammate Zion Logue was making. The Georgia defensive lineman had been asked how Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud stacks up to …
Connor Riley
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Early returns matter for 2023 Georgia football recruiting class: ‘This is …
ATHENS — Kearis Jackson looked around his locker and noted he had three new faces around him. Those would be incoming freshmen Anthony Evans, Yazeed Haynes and Tyler …
Connor Riley
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Recruiting battles add extra intrigue to Georgia football-Ohio State …
Welcome to Good Day, UGA, your one-stop shop for Georgia football news and takes. Check us out every weekday morning for everything you need to know about Georgia football, …
Connor Riley
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CJ Allen: Recent visitor breaks down ‘perfect’ Georgia football official …
Want to attack every day with the latest Georgia football recruiting info? That’s the Intel. This rep has the latest with LB target CJ Allen of Lamar County High in …
Jeff Sentell
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Georgia football G-Day freshmen report: Red 28, Black 23
DawgNation will offer this report after every 2021 game which focuses on the freshmen who played and what they did.  It will just be radically different for this fall. The …
Jeff Sentell
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ESPN makes curious choice for UGA’s ‘most intriguing newcomer’
When Georgia beat out the likes of Auburn, LSU and Tennessee to land 5-star 2021 linebacker Smael Mondon, it was seen as a big win. At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, Mondon has …
Connor Riley