Player Career

Jelani Roberts Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jelani Roberts story

Jelani Roberts built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Owings Mills, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jelani Roberts' career was his backfield work: 134 rushing yards, 25 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 86 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 86 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jelani Roberts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonNorthwestern4842.210.9
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern00-48
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern000
2017 PostseasonNorthwestern000
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern000
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern3866.73.538
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern3866.73.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33

Receiving Yards

70.9 takeover

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Penn State

Week 10 · W 23-21 · Conference game

14

Receiving Yards

64.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 31.1 efficiency score.

#3

@ Michigan

Week 6 · L 0-38 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

62.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

vs Iowa

Week 7 · L 10-40 · Conference game

14

Receiving Yards

60 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Duke

Week 3 · W 19-10

4

Receiving Yards

30.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

4 receiving yards with a 26.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Northwestern

48 primary output · 42.2 efficiency · 10.9 usage

53.6

#2

2016 Postseason · Northwestern

50.1

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Northwestern

50.1

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games