Breaking: House wins over skeptics, passes Senate version of ‘big, beautiful bill’
Sports
Sports

Kirby Smart to attend 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium

January 1, 2018 Pasadena: Kirby Smart stands on stage with Roquan Smith and Nick Chubb after beating Oklahoma 54-48 during double over time in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game on Monday, January 1, 2018, in Pasadena. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

January 1, 2018 Pasadena: Kirby Smart stands on stage with Roquan Smith and Nick Chubb after beating Oklahoma 54-48 during double over time in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game on Monday, January 1, 2018, in Pasadena. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
April 25, 2018

Georiga coach Kirby Smart will attend the 2018 NFL Draft Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, along with Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith.

Smith, one of 22 prospects attending the draft, is projected to be drafted early in Thursday's first round.

If selected in the top 10, Smith would be the fifth defensive player from Georgia to be drafted in the Top 10 in the common draft era following former Bulldogs Leonard Floyd, Johnathan Sullivan, Richard Seymour and Champ Bailey.

The first round of the 2018 NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. Thursday and can be watched on ESPN, ESPN2 and the NFL Network.

About the Author

Juliakate E Culpepper
More Stories

Keep Reading

Ava Merrill of Johns Creek shot a record 15-under 201 to win the 96th Georgia Women's Amateur Championship at Dunwoody Country Club, July 2. (Courtesy of Kate Awtrey-King)

Credit: Kate Awtrey-King

Merrill wins Georgia Women’s Am with record score

In addition to having her name engraved on the Eleanor M. Keeler Trophy, Merrill receives an exemption into the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes.

Jermaine Dupri, Big Boi, Kandi Burruss to join All-Star celebrity softball game

Expect plenty of Atlanta flair when MLB’s All-Star Celebrity Softball Game hits Truist Park on July 12.

Dream’s Allisha Gray named starter for WNBA All-Star Game

Dream guard Allisha Gray was named a WNBA All-Star starter for the first time, becoming the first Atlanta player to earn the honor since 2018.

The Latest

Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach during a May start against the Nationals.

Credit: Jason Getz/AJC

Sports Daily: Where do the Braves go from here?

Atlanta TV sports listings

Merrill wins Georgia Women’s Am with record score

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?