One of college football’s top players this season, Roquan Smith will try his hand in the NFL. The Georgia linebacker announced Monday he will forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 draft.
Projected as a first-round pick, Smith increased his value with standout performances in the Bulldogs’ two College Football Playoff games. The Butkus Award recipient finished with 24 tackles (3.5 for loss) and a sack in Georgia’s games against Oklahoma and Alabama.
Smith broke out in his third season, registering 137 stops (14 behind the line of scrimmage) and 6.5 sacks as a junior overall.
The All-American also earned SEC defensive player of the year acclaim. Matt Miller of Bleacher Report slots Smith as the No. 9 pick in his latest mock draft, representing the first linebacker off the board.
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