What would be a fair projection for Roquan Smith in his rookie season with the Chicago Bears? Mike Clay of ESPN.com does the fantasy football projections that you see every week and before the season. While many fantasy players do not know it, individual defensive players can also be used in fantasy. So, Clay projected them as well. For rookie Roquan Smith, he gave him 92 tackles.
This would be a strong season for Roquan Smith. Below is every rookie from the 2000 season on to have at least 92 tackles.
| Games | Sacks & Tackles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Year | Age | Draft | Tm | Lg | G | GS | Sk | Tkl | Ast |
| 1 | Patrick Willis | 2007 | 22 | 1-11 | SFO | NFL | 16 | 16 | 4. |