Georgia football: Roquan Smith is defensive kryptonite. Smith is playing the best ball of his life against the best competition he has faced. He earned defensive player of the game honors in the Rose Bowl, with 11 tackles and a tackle for loss. In the SEC

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Roquan Smith #3 of the Georgia football Bulldogs in the second half in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Roquan Smith #3 of the Georgia football Bulldogs in the second half in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Put Roquan Smith on defense, and everything stops. Smith is defensive kryptonite for Georgia football, and the 225 pound rock’s power is speed.

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Roquan Smith’s personal drama on 2015’s National Signing Day in Montezuma, Georgia, rivaled the Georgia football recruitment story of Herschel Walker’s Easter morning signing in1980.

Smith first announced at his signing day press conference he would play his college ball in the Rose Bowl for UCLA. But, after learning later on signing day of UCLA coaching changes, Smith changed his mind. In the only game he played in the Rose Bowl, Smith earned the defensive player of the game honors as a Bulldog for his effort in the Georgia football team’s 54-48 double overtime win against Oklahoma.

Walkers springtime choice of Georgia over Alabama and Clemson brought the Bulldogs the 1980 National Championship. Roquan Smith’s flip from UCLA to Georgia made the Bulldogs a National Championship finalist.

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