#34

Avery Roberts

Junior linebacker for Oregon State. 2021: 123 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · Oregon State · Jr. · #34

6′1″ · 234 lb · Wilmington, DE

CFB Index 60 · #199 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceOregon State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ILB recruit

No. 173 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLvs Utah (FBS) · W 42-34

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Oregon State. 2021: 123 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oregon State, 280 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20174 games

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Concord

20206 games

All-Pac-12First Team

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#173 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Cory Hall

Oregon State

2019–2021

Jonathan Smith

Oregon State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Cory Hall → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning

2019Oregon State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #199 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#13 / 2743 · 100th pct

123

Solo tackles#24 / 2743 · 99th pct

QB hurries#97 / 2743 · 96th pct

Tackles for loss#163 / 2743 · 94th pct

9.5

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	9.8	1.1	0.4	0.3
Road6g	10.7	0.5	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	10.3	0.9	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	10.2	0.7	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #199 of 578 LBs

Former four-star. Now #199 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Oregon State	123	65	9.5	2.5	2	1	--
2020	Oregon State	69	39	3.0	0.5	--	--	--
2019	Oregon State	84	53	6.0	2.0	2	--	--
2017	Nebraska	4	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		280	158	18.5	5.0	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 42–34

vs Utah

1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 1 TFL

Edged out Utah at home in a shootout.

With C. Nolan — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.6 · 1 rush yds (4 car) · B. Baylor — 152 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-30@ Purdue	10	6	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-27vs Hawai'i	12	6	2.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 42-0vs Idaho	3	1	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 45-27@ USC	10	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 27-24vs Washington	16	7	0.5	0.5	1	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 6	L 24-31@ Washington State	11	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 42-34vs Utah	16	7	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 25-39@ California	12	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 34-37@ Colorado	8	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 35-14vs Stanford	8	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-10vs Arizona State	4	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 29-38@ Oregon	13	6	0.5	0.0	—	0
Total		123	65	9.5	2.5	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology