Gervon Dexter Sr. (born October 5, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators.
Early life Dexter attended Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida. He was selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.
College career As a true freshman at Florida in 2020, Dexter played in all 12 games with two starts and had 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one interception. As a sophomore in 2021, he started nine of 13 games, recording 50 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
College statistics Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2020 Florida 12 4 15 19 1.5 0.0 1 4 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2021 Florida 13 19 32 51 4.0 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2022 Florida 13 23 32 55 4.0 2.0 1 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0Career 38 50 81 131 18.0 5.0 1 0 0.0 0 4 3 0 0 1
Professional career
Chicago Bears Dexter was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round (53rd overall) in the 2023 NFL draft. The Bears previously acquired the second round selection from the Baltimore Ravens in a mid-season trade for Roquan Smith. He started in the regular season opener for the Bears. He appeared in all 17 regular season games in the 2023 season. He finished with 2.5 sacks, 20 total tackles (13 solo), and two passes defended.
Dexter was a full-time starter in 2024 and 2025, starting 32 games across two seasons, finishing second on the team in sacks both years.
Atlanta Falcons On August 30, 2026, Dexter was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round pick. A month later, the Falcons signed him to a four-year, $78 million contract extension with $46.5 million guaranteed.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2023 CHI 17 1 20 13 7 2.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2024 CHI 15 15 51 23 28 5.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2025 CHI 17 17 44 21 23 6.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2026 ATL 3 0 7 2 5 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Career 52 33 122 59 63 14.0 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2025 CHI 2 2 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 2 2 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal life While attending the University of Florida, Dexter signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Big League Advance Fund (BLA) in 2022, which required him to pay BLA 15% of his pre-tax NFL earnings for the next 25 years in exchange for a one-time payment of $436,485. He later sued BLA in 2023, claiming the contract violated Florida's NIL law and the state's athlete agent statute.
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External links
Atlanta Falcons bio Florida Gators bio