Jamal Roberts
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 36th · Production percentile: 99th
His production sits in the 99th percentile among qualified RBs this season, well ahead of 36th-percentile attention — a gap of 63 points between tape and volume.
Also worth knowing:
Jamal Roberts
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the Missouri backfield. The receipt on tape: 143 rush yds, 9 rec yds against Kansas, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 23–17
at Auburn
6 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Missouri
Returning around him
- 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devin Neal’s 2023 season.
Matches Devin on
Differs from Devin on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jaylen Wright’s path through Tennessee.
Jermar Jefferson
Matches Jaylen on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jonathon Brooks's junior season at Texas (2023).
Matches Jonathon on
Differs from Jonathon on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamal Roberts
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #181
Peaked at #181 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025-75400%
Sharp dropoff (-75400%) — career inflection point.
Background
2025: Played in all 13 games on the season with two starts (started season opener for the first of his career and at Auburn) … Rushed 124 times for 753 yards (6.1 YPC) and six touchdowns on the season (all career-high totals), including a 63-yard scoring scamper that iced the game late in the win...