Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jess Simpson, Mario Cristobal and Rhett Lashlee. 2023 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt: 6 tackles against Florida State — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 16 sacks — drafted at #157 overall by Tampa Bay.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Tampa BayEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-AAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 34–27
at Louisville
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brandon Dorlus’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kristin Booth's graduate season at Southern Miss (2024).
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