Roquan Smith will go down as one of the best defenders to play at Georgia.
He also made the right decision to strike while the iron is hot in terms of entering the NFL draft. Smith, who admitted it was tough to leave the Bulldogs a year early in a statement, will be near-impossible to replace. His awareness, explosiveness and leadership was one of a kind.
He ended his junior season with 137 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He took home the Butkus Award for being the nation’s top linebacker. He was also a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which go the player those groups determine to be the best overall defender in the nation.