Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024SMU
Elijah Roberts
DE • 6'4" • 278 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Elijah Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Elijah Roberts built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive end from Miami, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Miami and SMU. The clearest part of Elijah Roberts' career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 157
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Elijah Roberts, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · SMU. Elijah Roberts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
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Elijah Roberts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Florida State
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 5 · Pick 21 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DE 59th (top 22%) · ACC 161st (top 21%) · National 1,292nd (top 22%)
Elijah Roberts played DE for Miami and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Roberts recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with SMU.
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