When Roquan Smith earned the Butkus Award as college football’s best linebacker in 2017, he joined an elite group of Georgia Bulldogs recognized with national awards.
Herschel Walker and Frank Sinkwich won the Heisman. Walker and Charlie Trippi received the Maxwell Award honoring the nation’s top player. Bill Stanfill collected the Outland Trophy recognizing the country’s top lineman. David Pollack secured the Chuck Bednarik Award as Defensive Player of the Year, Champ Bailey the Bronko Nagurski Award for the same accolade, Drew Butler the Ray Guy Award for punters, and Garrison Hearst the Doak Walker Award for running backs.