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Deadline looms for Georgia LB Roquan Smith, other SEC underclassmen

Monday is the deadline for underclassmen to declare their intentions about the 2018 NFL draft, and Georgia’s Roquan Smith — an All-American who won the Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker — is the only SEC player who was expected to turn pro who has yet to make his decision public. (The NFL will release the list January 19; the first round is April 26).

Here’s a look at all the SEC underclassmen who are deciding, “Should I say or should I go?”

Alabama

DE Isaiah Buggs: Buggs, who was a key contributor in 2017 after transferring in from junior college, will stay for his senior season.