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Nakobe Dean
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Nakobe Dean is the starting LILB for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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The Las Vegas Raiders play next in Week 6, at home against the Buffalo Bills on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Nakobe Dean is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.
At LILB for the Las Vegas Raiders, Tommy Eichenberg and Segun Olubi are next in line behind him.
Nakobe Dean's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-45 at NE (Oct 11); L 27-30 vs KC (Oct 4); W 35-27 at NO (Sep 27).
Nakobe Dean wears No. 17, is 25 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 230 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Georgia.
Is Nakobe Dean playing this week?
Nakobe Dean is expected to start at LILB for Las Vegas Raiders. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LV | 5 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | PHI | 9 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | PHI | 15 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | PHI | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | PHI | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 42 | 159 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#1 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Nakobe Dean is rated 90 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 16th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 92% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11L@ NETKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-45
Oct 4Lvs KCTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-30
Sep 27W@ NOTKL 11
- TKL
- 11
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 35-27
Sep 20W@ LACTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 26-14
Sep 13Wvs MIATKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 2
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 27-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | L@ NE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | W@ NO | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | W@ LAC | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs MIA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nakobe Dean's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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