J.J. Roberts
J.J. Roberts
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Western Michigan — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Marshall, 207 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Charles Huff.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall | 94 | 50 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 12 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 74 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 19 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 207 | 116 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 23 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024
W 35–33
at James Madison
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL
Edged out James Madison on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jerrick Reed II’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dalton Johnson's graduate season at Arizona (2025).
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