Demetris Robertson

#16 · WR · Sr. · Auburn6′0″ · 190 lb · Savannah, GA · Savannah Christian Prep

Demetris Robertson: WR · Auburn · #16.

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Demetris Robertson

WR · Auburn · Sr · #16

Moves the chains on third down. Played for four head coaches across six seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 81 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Arkansas — Week 7, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Auburn in the news

Auburn GM Brian Kloman firedYahoo Sports Oct 26
Xavier Atkins dismissed from AuburnOct 21
Auburn ends losing streak to GeorgiaUSA Today Oct 18
Georgia starter ruled out for AuburnOn3 Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Auburn	37	489	13.2	4	71
2020	Georgia	12	110	9.2	0	31
2019	Georgia	30	333	11.1	3	33
2018	Georgia	--	--	--	--	--
2017	California	7	70	10.0	0	33
2016	California	50	767	15.3	7	61
Career		136	1,769	13.0	14	71

Season	Team
2021	Auburn	5	42	--	89
2020	Georgia	--	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	6	52	24	--
2018	Georgia	4	109	--	--
2017	California	2	40	--	--
2016	California	--	--	202	--
Career		17	243	226	89

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 60-10vs Akron	3	28	9.3	0	13
Wk 2	W 62-0vs Alabama State	3	61	20.3	2	28	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 20-28@ No. 10 Penn State	5	23	4.6	0	16
Wk 5	W 24-19@ LSU	6	60	10.0	0	19
Wk 6	L 10-34vs No. 2 Georgia	4	59	14.8	0	29
Wk 7	W 38-23@ No. 17 Arkansas	2	81	40.5	1	71	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 9	W 31-20vs No. 10 Ole Miss	3	55	18.3	0	35
Wk 10	L 3-20@ No. 13 Texas A&M	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 11	L 34-43vs Mississippi State	2	40	20.0	0	23
Wk 12	L 17-21@ South Carolina	3	18	6.0	1	10
Wk 13	L 22-24vs No. 3 Alabama	3	39	13.0	0	29
Total		35	474	13.5	4	71

Signature game

Week 2 · 2021

W 62-0

vs Alabama State

3 rec · 61 yds · 2 TD · 36 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 62-point win at home against Alabama State.

With J. Hunter — 147 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 14 yds · T. Finley — 66 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.78Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 71 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 2 · Alabama State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.66Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 27 yds to the AlbSt 43 for a
Week 13 · Alabama · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.44TJ Finley pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 29 yds to the Alab 15 for a
Week 2 · Alabama State · 1st and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 28 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 5 · LSU · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 19 yds to the LSU 47 for a
Week 2 · Alabama State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Demetris Robertson run for 36 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)

4 more plays

Week 5 · LSU · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 10 yds to the LSU 38 for a
Week 2 · Alabama State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 6 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 12 · South Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Finley to Robertson: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Georgia · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.35Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 29 yds to the Geo 7 for a

Teams and coaches

2016California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2017California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 48 (#204 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

48Rotational starter #204 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush tds (88th percentile). Strength: long catch (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#267 / 655 · 59th pct

13.2

TD rate#283 / 655 · 57th pct

6.8%

Explosive rate#321 / 655 · 51st pct

13.6%

EPA / target#470 / 655 · 28th pct

0.48

Catch rate#557 / 655 · 15th pct

62.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Long catch#85 / 557 · 85th pct

Rush yards#54 / 273 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#145 / 557 · 70th pct

Receptions#196 / 557 · 64th pct

Rec yards#216 / 557 · 61st pct

489

Yards / catch#277 / 557 · 50th pct

13.2

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	47.0	16.0	0.3
Road5g	3.4	38.4	14.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	52.0	16.6	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	32.4	13.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Bryan Harsin

Pass share

51.0%

452 pass / 434 run

Plays / game

73.8

12 games

Team sack rate

4.8%

483 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

37 catches and 5 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

48 · #204 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former five-star. Now #204 at the position.

Demetris Robertson

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Style of play

Fans

Auburn in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

37 catches and 5 carries in 11 games

Seven seasons, three schools

Moves

2016 12 games

2021 11 games