2019: Saw action in all 12 games and started in 11 at free safety…finished fourth on the team and was tied for 35th in The American with 63 tackles…tallied five tackles for a loss and two sacks on the season…forced a fumble against Georgia Tech (9/7)…collected nine tackles against SMU (9/28) and East Carolina (10/26)…tallied eight tackles against BYU (10/12)…recorded a career-high two tackles for loss and two pass breakups against Cincinnati (11/16)…had 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 interceptions…appeared in all 13 games, starting the final 11 at safety…registered 72 tackles (52 solo) to finish fourth on the team…also 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 Bulls’ victory vs. ECU (9/22)...led the Bulls with 10 tackles at UMass (10/6)…tallied 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. 22…recorded 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: Played for Steve Reynolds at Oakleaf High School…named Florida All-State Class 7A First Team as a senior after posting six interceptions, five pass breakups and 34 tackles…in his career, totaled 17 interceptions, 21 pass breakups, 136 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries…totaled three interceptions, including a 60-yard pick-six, in the 2016 season opener…as a junior, posted three interceptions, five pass breakups and two fumble recoveries…totaled seven interceptions and 64 tackles as a sophomore...rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…rated 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.
ROBERTS’ 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).
