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Stan Becton | NCAA.com | January 11, 2025

Roquan Smith: College football career, stats, highlights, records

The most successful walk-ons in recent college football history

Before Roquan Smith was striking fear in the hearts of NFL offenses for the Baltimore Ravens, he was a dominant force for an SEC championship Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Here's everything you need to know about Smith's college career.

The vitals on Roquan Smith

School: Georgia
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-1
Weight: 225 pounds
Years active: 2015-2017

Here are Roquan Smith's career stats in college.

Year Games tackles solo tfl sacks ff pbu
2015 10 20 9 1.5 0 0 0
2016 13 95 52 5 0 2 1
2017 15 137 85 14 6.5 1 2
Career 38 252 146 20.5 6.5 3 3

Roquan Smith, a native of Montezuma, Georgia, signed with Georgia over a litany of offers that included UCLA, Texas A&M and more, per 247Sports.

What kind of prospect was Roquan Smith in high school?

Roquan Smith was a four-star linebacker at Macon County high school in Montezuma, Georgia. He ranked as high as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the country, the No. 29 overall player in the country and the No. 5 player in Georgia in the class of 2015. In his senior season, he was named the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s and the Georgia Sports Writers Association’s Class AA Defensive Player of the Year after leading his school to a 9-3 record and the Class AA playoffs. Smith concluded his career with the Under Armour All-America Game.

What was Roquan Smith's record in college?

Smith and Georgia finished 31-10 in his three seasons with the Bulldogs, advancing to the College Football Playoff title game in his final season.

What awards did Roquan Smith win in college?

Here are the awards and honors Smith won in college:

  • 2017 AP All-America First Team 
  • 2017 Walter Camp All-America First Team
  • 2017 AFCA All-America First Team
  • 2017 FWAA All-America First Team
  • 2017 The Sporting News All-America First Team
  • 2017 Phil Steele All-America First Team
  • 2017 Butkus Award Winner
  • 2017 SEC Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2017 Coaches’ & AP All-SEC 1st Team
  • 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist
  • 2017 Chuck Bednarik Award finalist
  • 2017 SEC Championship Game MVP
  • 2018 Rose Bowl Defensive MVP

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