2019 Football Roster
Nick Roberts
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Oakleaf HS
2019: Saw action in all 12 games and started in 11 at free safetyโฆfinished fourth on the team and was tied for 35th in The American with 63 tacklesโฆtallied five tackles for a loss and two sacks on the seasonโฆforced a fumble against Georgia Tech (9/7)โฆcollected nine tackles against SMU (9/28) and East Carolina (10/26)โฆtallied eight tackles against BYU (10/12)โฆrecorded a career-high two tackles for loss and two pass breakups against Cincinnati (11/16)โฆhad interceptions against South Carolina State (9/14) and Navy (10/19).
2018: Helped anchor the USF secondary in his first season of collegiate action, leading the team and finishing sixth in The American with three interceptionsโฆappeared in all 13 games, starting the final 11 at safetyโฆregistered 72 tackles (52 solo) to finish fourth on the teamโฆalso added two tackles for lass and three pass breakups...had at least one tackle in all 13 games...made his first career start at Illinois (9/15) and tallied seven tackles...posted eight tackles and a game-ending interception to seal the Bullsโ victory vs. ECU (9/22)...led the Bulls with 10 tackles at UMass (10/6)โฆtallied 10 tackles and an interception, which he returned 61 yards, against UConn (10.20) and was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 22โฆrecorded an interception against UCF (11/23) which he returned 30 yards to the UCF 12...posted seven tackles in the Gasparilla Bowl (12/20).
2017: Redshirt season.
OAKLEAF HS:ย Played for Steve Reynolds at Oakleaf High Schoolโฆnamed Florida All-State Class 7A First Team as a senior after posting six interceptions, five pass breakups and 34 tacklesโฆin his career, totaled 17 interceptions, 21 pass breakups, 136 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveriesโฆtotaled three interceptions, including a 60-yard pick-six, in the 2016 season openerโฆas a junior, posted three interceptions, five pass breakups and two fumble recoveriesโฆtotaled seven interceptions and 64 tackles as a sophomore...rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scoutโฆrated as the 14th-best cornerback recruit in Florida by Scout.
PERSONAL: Son of Tonya and Shawn Roberts...has one older brother, Willie, and one older sister, Ebony... born on June 21, 1999...involved in community service, reading to elementary school kids on Fridays...hobbies include shooting at the gun range...high school honor roll student...majoring in integrated public relations and advertising...selected to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... named to the 2018 USF Athletics Spring Honor Roll.
ROBERTSโ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 10, (2X), last vs. UConn (10/20/18)
TFL 2.0, vs. Cincinnati (11/16/19)
Sacks 1.0, (2X), last vs. Cincinnati (11/16/19)
INT 1, (5X), last at Navy (10/19/19)
PBU 2, vs. Cincinnati (11/16/19)
FF 1, at Georgia Tech (9/7/19)
ROBERTS GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (5-3-2); Georgia Tech (5-4-1); South Carolina State (5-5-0); SMU (9-8-1); UConn (4-0-4); BYU (8-8-0); Navy (2-1-1); East Carolina (9-6-3); Temple (4-2-2); Cincinnati (7-4-3); Memphis (3-1-2); UCF (2-1-1).
2018 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Elon (1-0-1); Georgia Tech (3-2-1); Illinois (7-7-0); East Carolin (8-5-3); UMass (10-8-2); Tulsa (7-5-2); UConn (10-8-2); Houston (2-2-0); Tulane (2-2-0); Cincinnati (7-1-6); Temple (6-5-1); UCF (2-2-0); Marshall (7-5-2).
