#16

Demetris Robertson

Senior wide receiver for Auburn. 2021: 37 catches, 489 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Auburn · Sr. · #16

6′0″ · 190 lb · Savannah, GA

CFB Index 48 · #204 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAuburn 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 13 nationally · Signed with California

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Auburn. 2021: 37 catches, 489 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to California in 2016.
Transferred from Georgia to Auburn in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Auburn, 1,769 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 141 yds at Washington State.Washington State · L 21-562016

201612 games

Signed with California5-star out of Savannah Christian Prep

202111 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#13 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2016–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2021

3 coaches

2016–2019

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

2020

Kevin Steele

Auburn

era →

2021

Bryan Harsin

Auburn

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, and Bryan Harsin. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

48Rotational starter #204 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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 & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #204 of 468 WRs

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

Career stats

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

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021

W 31–20

vs Ole Miss

3 rec · 55 yds

With B. Nix — 276 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.9 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · O. Chapman — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.78Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 71 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 2 · Alabama State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.66Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 27 yds to the AlbSt 43 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Alabama · 3&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.44TJ Finley pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 29 yds to the Alab 15 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 28 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 5 · LSU · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 19 yds to the LSU 47 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Demetris Robertson run for 36 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 5 · LSU · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 10 yds to the LSU 38 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Alabama State · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 6 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 12 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Demetris Robertson 10 Yd pass from TJ Finley (Ben Patton Kick)
Week 6 · Georgia · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.35Bo Nix pass complete to Demetris Robertson for 29 yds to the Geo 7 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 Georgia	4	59	14.8	0	29
Wk 7	W 38-23@ Arkansas	2	81	40.5	1	71	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 9	W 31-20vs Ole Miss	3	55	18.3	0	35
Wk 10	L 3-20@ 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 Alabama	3	39	13.0	0	29
Total		35	474	15.2	4	71

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

Demetris Robertson

201612 games

202111 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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