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UGA linebacker Smith selected No. 8 overall by Bears in NFL draft

Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith was  selected eighth overall by the Chicago Bears in the NFL Draft Thursday night.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 27, 2018

Former UGA linebacker Roquan Smith was selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday.

Smith becomes the second UGA defensive player in the last three years selected in the top 10 of the draft. Leonard Floyd was selected No. 9 overall by Chicago in 2016.

- Related: A look at each pick of the first round

- Homegrown: Georgia natives Smith, Chubb taken in top 10

- Video: Five things to know about Roquan Smith

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