Player Career

Roquan Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Roquan Smith story

Roquan Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Montezuma, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Georgia. The clearest part of Roquan Smith's career was his defensive production: 220 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Georgia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Roquan Smith's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia.

The arc is straightforward: Roquan Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonGeorgia0
2016 PostseasonGeorgia735.29.27
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia735.29.20
2017 PostseasonGeorgia2453.715.117
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia2453.715.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Auburn

Week 14 · W 28-7 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

@ Georgia Tech

Week 13 · W 38-7

4

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Alabama

Week 1 · L 23-26 · Postseason · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#4

@ North Carolina

Week 1 · W 33-24

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#5

vs South Carolina

Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Georgia

24 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 15.1 usage

74.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Georgia

74.4

24 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 15.1 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Georgia

39.1

7 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

7

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games