Michael Roberts

TE · Toledo 2016 · #80

Last confirmed: Toledo, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · Cleveland, OH

Michael Roberts: TE · Toledo · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Michael Roberts

TE · Toledo · #80

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at Toledo, two different head coaches: Matt Campbell and Jason Candle. One game to point at: 94 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 7, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Toledo in the news

Michigan flips Toledo recruitYahoo Sports Oct 21

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Toledo	45	533	11.8	16
2015	Toledo	21	234	11.1	4
2014	Toledo	4	65	16.2	2
Career		70	832	11.9	22

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-10@ Arkansas State	4	41	10.3	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 45-3vs Maine	3	34	11.3	1	21
Wk 3	W 52-17vs Fresno State	3	48	16.0	2	33	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 53-55@ BYU	4	36	9.0	0	14
Wk 6	W 35-20@ Eastern Michigan	5	35	7.0	1	15
Wk 7	W 42-35vs Bowling Green	6	94	15.7	3	41	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 8	W 31-17vs Central Michigan	2	21	10.5	0	16
Wk 9	L 26-31vs Ohio	4	48	12.0	0	21
Wk 10	W 48-17@ Akron	4	54	13.5	1	18
Wk 11	W 31-24@ Northern Illinois	3	37	12.3	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 37-19vs Ball State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 13	L 35-55@ No. 14 Western Michigan	4	61	15.3	3	28	3 TD catches
Bowl	L 28-31vs App State	2	19	9.5	1	15
Total		45	533	11.8	16	41

Signature game

Week 13 · 2016

L 35-55

at Western Michigan

4 rec · 61 yds · 3 TD

With K. Hunt — 200 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 73 yds · N. Ellis — 45.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.79Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 33 yds to the FrsSt 39 for a
Week 10 · Akron · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Woodside to Roberts: an 18-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.22Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 21 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 16 yds to the CMich 46 for a
Week 1 · App State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 15 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)
Week 6 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.07Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 15 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)

4 more plays

Week 11 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 27 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)
Week 1 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 22 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)
Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 6 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)
Week 3 · Fresno State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Logan Woodside pass complete to Michael Roberts for 9 yds for a TD, (Jameson Vest KICK)

Teams and coaches

2014Toledo9-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2015Toledo10-2HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2016Toledo9-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (100th percentile). Strength: epa / target (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#2 / 674 · 100th pct

21.8%

EPA / target#19 / 674 · 97th pct

1.03

Explosive rate#285 / 674 · 58th pct

12.7%

Catch rate#293 / 674 · 57th pct

69.1%

Yards / catch#452 / 674 · 33rd pct

11.1

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#1 / 96 · 99th pct

Receptions#12 / 96 · 88th pct

Rec yards#17 / 96 · 83rd pct

533

Long catch#40 / 96 · 58th pct

Yards / catch#52 / 96 · 45th pct

11.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

92nd → 97th percentile

Explosive rate

6th → 58th percentile

Catch rate

45th → 57th percentile

TD rate

96th → 100th percentile

Yards / catch

29th → 33rd percentile

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	41.7	11.8	1.0
Road5g	4.2	45.4	11.0	1.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.9	43.9	11.3	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	37.7	11.4	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

Pass share

45.6%

423 pass / 504 run

Plays / game

71.3

13 games

Team sack rate

2.6%

416 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

45 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Michael Roberts

Players he’s like

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News and fans

Toledo in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Toledo, drafted

2017