Georgia football: Top performers from the slaughter of Tennessee

Roquan Smith

Lastly is the games tackle leader. Smith finished Saturday with a whopping 11 tackles from his middle linebacker spot. This was likely Smith’s easiest week of preparation. He didn’t have to worry about waiting on a reed by the quarterback, he didn’t see much of the option this week.

Against Tennessee, Smith could blitz as relentlessly as he wanted. Most run plays were straight hand-offs to John Kelly or other tailbacks. Smith knew he could always go after the running back on running plays.

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A linebacker with his range, speed and tackling ability commands more complex schemes on offense to make him a no-factor. Tennessee just didn’t bring that into the game against the Bulldogs. As a result, this was probably the free-est we’ve seen him play all season. He didn’t let anyone down.