Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Rutgers
Deonte Roberts
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deonte Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Deonte Roberts built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 6, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Deonte Roberts' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Deonte Roberts, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers. Deonte Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 270
- TFL
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Deonte Roberts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · LB
- Career Tackles
- 270
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Erasmus Hall · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Erasmus Hall · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · LB 125th (top 11%) · Big Ten 22nd (top 4%) · National 184th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 96 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.6 |
Related Context
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Deonte Roberts played LB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deonte Roberts recorded 270 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 7.5 primary output with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
37.8
Usage
8.5
Consistency
46.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Morgan State: 1.5. Nebraska: 1. Ohio State: 0.5. Illinois: 1. Purdue: 0. Michigan: 0. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Indiana: 1. Michigan State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 8 by 33.3. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Morgan State: 5 by 35.8. Nebraska: 4 by 26.7. Ohio State: 8 by 38.3. Illinois: 9 by 47.5. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Maryland: 9 by 37.5. Penn State: 9 by 42.5. Indiana: 6 by 35. Michigan State: 17 by 70
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
70 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-40 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Indiana | L 0-41 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Penn State | L 6-35 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Maryland | W 31-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Michigan | L 14-35 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Purdue | W 14-12 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Illinois | W 35-24 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ohio State | L 0-56 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Nebraska | L 17-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Morgan State | W 65-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 13-16 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Washington | L 14-30 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deonte Roberts story
Deonte Roberts built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 6, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Deonte Roberts' career was his defensive production: 270 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 4 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Deonte Roberts' production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Deonte Roberts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 36.7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7.5 | 37.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 34.1 | 8.8 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · L 7-40 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 11 · L 7-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 7 · L 7-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 52-14
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 2 · L 3-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
7.5 primary output · 37.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
59
7 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
56.6
5 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
2
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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