Last confirmed: Georgia, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Montezuma, GA · Macon County
Roquan Smith: ILB · Georgia · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Roquan Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the Georgia linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Auburn — Week 14, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
125 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 22
247Sports Oct 17
ESPN Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs App State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ No. 24 Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-14vs Samford | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-3vs No. 17 Mississippi State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-0@ Tennessee | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-28vs Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-7@ Florida | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-13vs Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-7@ Georgia Tech | 9 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 28-7@ No. 4 Auburn | 13 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
 Bowl | W 54-48@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 23-26vs No. 4 Alabama | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 77 | 12.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
125tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%12 TFLSack rate
5%6 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups125 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Kirby Smart — 21-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
31.8%
303 pass / 650 run
Plays / game
63.5
15 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
125 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Career, closed
Gone at #8 overall.
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia, 220 tackles — drafted at #8 overall by the Chicago Bears.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Kirby Smart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 9th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 9th NFL season
