Player Dossier

2020-2024

Marshall

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.

Usage Score

7.1

Efficiency

45.3

Consistency

33.5

Season Value

46.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Wake Forest • Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Scouting Read

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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.

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: Coastal Carolina

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Coastal Carolina

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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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

Coastal Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Coastal Carolina

Result
Sun 12/8@ LouisianaW 31-333000
Sun 12/1@ James MadisonW 35-33840.5000
Sun 11/24@ Old DominionW 42-3585001
Sat 11/16vs Coastal Carolina10+ tackles · Splash gameW 31-19126104
Sat 11/9@ Southern MissW 37-331000
Sat 11/2vs UL MonroeW 28-2375000
Thu 10/17vs Georgia StateSplash gameW 35-2095211
Sun 10/13@ Georgia SouthernL 23-2475000
Sat 10/5vs App StateSplash gameW 52-3761004
Sat 9/28vs Western Michigan10+ tacklesW 27-201581.5000
Sat 9/21@ Ohio StateL 14-4953000
Sat 9/7@ Virginia Tech10+ tacklesL 14-31103000
Sat 8/31vs Stony BrookSplash gameW 45-311002

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest071.2
2021 PostseasonWake Forest414.92.24
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest414.92.20
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest823.32.44
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall5.537.67.4-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonMarshall2145.37.115.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Coastal Carolina

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.

#2

Georgia State

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#3

App State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#4

UAlbany

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#5

App State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Marshall

21 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage

46.5

#2

2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest

36

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Marshall

33.8

5.5 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

7

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.837

Cabell Midland · Ona, WV

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

212

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.