Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the Texas Tech linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 16 tackles, 1 TFL against Oregon, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 88 | 43 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 79 | 36 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 105 | 56 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 272 | 135 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shaka Heyward’s 2022 season.
Matches Shaka on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Stolsky's junior season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
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Background
CAREER AWARDS & HONORS Big 12 Championship Game - Most Outstanding Player (2025, Jr.) All-Big 12 Third Team (2025, Jr.) Shrine Bowl 1000 (2025, Jr.) Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2023, R-Fr.) All-Big 12 honorable mention selection (2023, R-Fr.) Associated Press All-Big 12 second team (20...