Former Georgia football linebacker Nolan Smith records first career NFL sack for Eagles

Former Georgia football linebacker Nolan Smith recorded his first NFL sack in the Philadelphia Eagles' game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night.

Smith, a rookie selected 30th overall by the Eagles in April, had just two career tackles entering NBC's "Sunday Night Football" game in Philadelphia, but already has two tackles and a sack against the Dolphins.

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The Savannah, Georgia, native started eight games for the Bulldogs in 2022 before suffering a season-ending torn pectoral muscle against Florida. Smith played at Georgia from 2019 to 2022, finishing college with 11.5 career sacks and 113 total tackles.

The IMG Academy graduate was a five-star recruit in 2019, rated as the nation's No. 4 player and top-ranked edge rusher, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. Smith was also 247Sports' 20th-ranked recruit of all time and the second-highest in Georgia football history.

The 6-foot-2, 238-pound defender is one of six former Bulldogs — Jalen Carter, Nakobe Dean, Kelee Ringo, Jordan Davis, D'Andre Swift — on the Eagles' roster and was teammates with each of them.