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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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 15.5
- QB hurries
- 18
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 75.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 29 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 75.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 71.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 28 | 8 | 4.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
SMU paired 30 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
37
Usage
11.2
Consistency
71.3
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 3. Louisiana Tech: 3. Prairie View A&M: 2. Charlotte: 2. East Carolina: 0.5. Temple: 2. Tulsa: 2. Rice: 6. North Texas: 4. Memphis: 0. Navy: 2.5. Tulane: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 8 by 63.3. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 46.7. Prairie View A&M: 1 by 24.2. Charlotte: 4 by 36.7. East Carolina: 5 by 25.8. Temple: 1 by 24.2. Tulsa: 2 by 28.3. Rice: 5 by 70.8. North Texas: 1 by 44.2. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 2 by 33.3. Tulane: 1 by 34.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 11 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 1 · +0.5 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
Rice
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 14-23 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ TulaneSplash game | W 26-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs NavySplash game | W 59-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Memphis | W 38-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 45-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Rice2+ sacks · Splash game | W 36-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 69-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ TempleSplash game | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/12 | @ East Carolina | W 31-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 34-16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Prairie View A&MSplash game | W 69-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 38-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Elijah Roberts 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 production: 90 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with SMU. 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 Elijah Roberts' production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami and SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Elijah 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 2 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 7.9 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 30 | 37 | 11.2 | 29 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 30 | 37 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 27.5 | 33.2 | 12.1 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 27.5 | 33.2 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 5 · W 42-16 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Rice
Week 10 · W 36-31 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 1 · L 10-38 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 14-23 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
vs North Texas
Week 11 · W 45-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · SMU
30 primary output · 37 efficiency · 11.2 usage
75.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · SMU
75.3
30 primary · 37 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
71.1
27.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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