Chicago Bears drafted UGA ILB Roquan Smith w/ the overall #8 pick in 2018 NFL Draft

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Roquan will join former teammate OLB Leonard Floyd who the Bears selected w/ the overall #9 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

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Chicago Bears starting LT Charles Leno, Jr.:

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Seems apropos that 2017 Butkus Award (top collegiate linebacker) recipient Roquan Smith was drafted by the organization that former Chicago Bears LB Dick Butkus starred for during a Pro Football Hall of Fame career from 1965-'73 and that the award is named for. Btw, linked video from 3 December 2017 is Butkus and his son surprising Roquan w/ the award during the Georgia Senior Awards Gala:

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Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Pace:

http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/28/smiths-all-around-skills-stand-out-to-pace/alaq53r/

"Our scouts had been pounding the table for [Roquan] for a long time. His name's come up a ton, and then, once you meet him, it just kind of cements it for you. He's just a special person and a special player."

"Every game you watch, he's just so explosive. Every game you watch, this guy's flying around, making plays. We see that in coverage, in a wheel route down the sidelines (covering) a back. He has the speed to run with a tight end or back out of the backfield, the change of direction, and he has the instincts in coverage to feel things around him."

"He's got such great burst. He's such a sudden, twitchy player. He times his blitz really well, and he's got outstanding burst. He is one of those guys who can just uncoil when he hits, so when he strikes a guy, it's very impactful. He's built that way; a thick, sturdy guy, so those things stand out."
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