#48

Jerry Roberts

Senior linebacker for Massachusetts. 2023: 38 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

LB · Massachusetts · Sr. · #48

6′1″ · 240 lb · Erie, PA

CFB Index 25 · #489 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceMassachusetts 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Massachusetts. 2023: 38 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2017.
Transferred from Arizona to Massachusetts in 2023.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 3852 nationally · Signed with Bowling Green

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

7 seasons at Massachusetts, 244 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Bowling Green2-star out of Cathedral Prep

20216 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202310 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3852 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2017–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2023

4 coaches

2017–2018

Mark Whipple

Massachusetts

2019–2020

Walt Bell

Massachusetts

era →

2021

Alex Miller

Massachusetts

era →

2022–2023

Don Brown

Massachusetts

era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Mark Whipple, Walt Bell, Alex Miller, and Don Brown. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Bowling Green2-10HC: Mike Jinks · Balanced

2018Bowling Green3-9HC: Carl Pelini · Balanced

2019Bowling Green3-9HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning

2020Bowling Green0-5HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-heavy

2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning

2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

25Below cohort / limited sample #489 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#944 / 2842 · 66th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.8	0.3	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

25 · #489 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #489 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Massachusetts	38	15	2.0	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Arizona	78	34	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Arizona	34	13	4.0	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Bowling Green	32	11	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Bowling Green	60	33	6.5	1.5	--	--	--
2018	Bowling Green	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Bowling Green	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		244	106	16.0	3.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–21

vs Merrimack

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

With C. Kolodziey — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG · G. DeRosiers — 162 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-30@ New Mexico State	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan	3	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 31-34vs New Mexico	5	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-52vs Arkansas State	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 24-41vs Toledo	4	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	L 0-63@ Penn State	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 21-14@ Army	7	2	1.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 10	W 31-21vs Merrimack	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 25-49@ Liberty	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 18-31vs UConn	4	4	0.0	—	0
Total		38	15	2.0	—	1

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

Jerry Roberts

2017

20216 games

202310 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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