Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Marshall
J.J. Roberts
DB • 5'11" • 184 lbs • Hurricane, WV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
J.J. Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest • Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
J.J. Roberts built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Hurricane, WV wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall and Wake Forest. The clearest part of J.J. Roberts' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
J.J. Roberts, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall. J.J. Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 212
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 23
Quick Answers
J.J. Roberts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DB
- Career Tackles
- 212
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Georgia State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cabell Midland · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Cabell Midland · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · DB 8th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 7th (top 2%) · National 71st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 25.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 7 | 20 | - | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 9 | 74 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 59.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring J.J. Roberts
J.J. Roberts played DB for Wake Forest and Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, J.J. Roberts recorded 212 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Marshall paired 21 primary output with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Marshall.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
45.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Ohio State: 0. Western Michigan: 1.5. App State: 4. Georgia Southern: 1. Georgia State: 5. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Coastal Carolina: 5. Old Dominion: 1. James Madison: 0.5. Louisiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 1 by 24.2. Virginia Tech: 10 by 41.7. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 15 by 65. App State: 6 by 65. Georgia Southern: 7 by 39.2. Georgia State: 9 by 87.5. UL Monroe: 7 by 29.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 12 by 100. Old Dominion: 8 by 43.3. James Madison: 8 by 38.3. Louisiana: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 10 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | @ Louisiana | W 31-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ James Madison | W 35-33 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Old Dominion | W 42-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Coastal Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-19 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 37-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 28-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 35-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs App StateSplash game | W 52-37 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles | W 27-20 | 15 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 14-49 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Virginia Tech10+ tackles | L 14-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 45-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
J.J. Roberts story
J.J. Roberts built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Hurricane, WV wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall and Wake Forest. The clearest part of J.J. Roberts' career was his defensive production: 212 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives J.J. 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
Wake Forest
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 7 | 1.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 4 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 4 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 23.3 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 5.5 | 37.6 | 7.4 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 21 | 45.3 | 7.1 | 15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia State
Week 8 · W 35-20 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 12 · W 31-19 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#3
@ App State
Week 10 · L 9-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
vs UAlbany
Week 1 · W 21-17
1
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · W 27-20
1.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Marshall
21 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
59.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
47.4
5.5 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest
38.9
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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