He grew up in Montezuma and he will now head to the Windy City.
Roquan Smith’s NFL dream is now a reality.
With the eighth overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft, the Chicago Bears selected Smith, the standout leader of Georgia’s defense in 2017. Dressed in a gray windowpane suit with a red tie and pocket square, Smith took the stage to shake hands with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after hearing his name called.
Along with his family, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann joined Smith at the draft.