Roquan Smith Wins Butkus Award as NFL's Best Linebacker

Ryan Mink

Roquan Smith was the best linebacker in college football and not much has changed.

Smith was awarded the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in the NFL in 2022. He also won the award, which is given annually to the top linebacker in high school, college and the pros, in 2017 while at Georgia.

Smith is just the fourth player to ever win the award in both college and professional football, fol