Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Boston College, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Pepe’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sio Nofoagatoto'a's senior season at Arizona (2023).
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Background
Fifth-year senior defensive lineman and third-year Spartan has played in 26 collegiate games the past three seasons (nine games at Oregon from 2022-23; 10 games at MSU in 2024; seven games at MSU in 2025), with four starts (four in 2025) . . . has recorded 24 career tackles (five at Oregon, 19 at...