Mel Kiper, an ESPN NFL Draft analyst, announced his recent mock draft, and his board includes a Bulldog in the top 10 picks.

Roquan Smith, a former linebacker for Georgia, recorded 95 tackles last season as he led the Bulldogs to a Rose Bowl Game victory and the National Championship Game.

According to the linebacker' s NFL Draft profile, he is projected to be drafted in the first round and can be compared to Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones.

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Kirby Smart (left) and Georgia beat Brent Key and Georgia Tech 44-42 in eight overtimes last November in Athens. The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets bring Clean Old-Fashioned Hate off campus for 2025, playing at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2024)

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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