5′11″ · 189 lb · Opelika, AL
Stephen Roberts: DB · Auburn · #14.
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Stephen Roberts
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his second year in the same secondary at Auburn. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against LSU — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-7vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-14@ No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-14@ Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-23vs Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-27@ Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-17vs No. 2 Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14vs No. 1 Alabama | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs No. 10 UCF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 49-10
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 39-point win at home against Mississippi State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%6 TFL45 tackles · 6 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Auburn, 102 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
