#33

Robert Beal Jr.

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2022: 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Georgia · Sr. · #33

6′4″ · 250 lb · Norcross, GA

CFB Index 37 · #383 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceSan Francisco — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 39, #173 overall

The story

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2022: 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Drafted round 5 by the San Francisco in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia, 65 tackles — drafted at #173 overall by San Francisco.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2023

Drafted by San Franciscoround 5, pick 173

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #173

San Francisco · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2019

Kirby Smart

Georgia

2021–2022

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

#173Rd 5 · Pick 39

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 52-6 over that span.

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

37Below cohort / limited sample #383 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#443 / 2755 · 83rd pct

2.5

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles for loss#1175 / 2755 · 55th pct

2.5

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1658 / 2755 · 38th pct

Tackles#1922 / 2755 · 29th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road4g	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

37 · #383 of 548 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Georgia	19	12	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
2021	Georgia	23	12	7.5	6.5	2	--	--
2019	Georgia	8	1	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Georgia	15	7	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		65	32	11.5	10.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 49-3vs Oregon	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 33-0vs Samford	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 48-7@ South Carolina	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 39-22vs Kent State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 26-22@ Missouri	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 42-20vs Florida	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 27-13vs Tennessee	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 45-19@ Mississippi State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 16-6@ Kentucky	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 13	W 37-14vs Georgia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 14	W 50-30vs LSU	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Bowl	W 65-7vs TCU	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		19	12	2.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Robert Beal Jr.

2023

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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