Tight end, Illinois, 2014–⁠18

Austin Roberts

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 36
Height
6′2″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Rice Lake, WI

Austin Roberts played tight end at Illinois (2014–⁠18).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Illinois252.503
2018Illinois2147.0010
Career4194.8010

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Illinois220000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Illinois150
2018Illinois150
Career2100

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Illinois133.003

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Illinois36TERS
2015Illinois36TEFr.
2016Illinois36TESo.
2017Illinois36TEJr.
2018Illinois36TESr.6′2″245

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Illinois2-0.40––-0.8–
2017Illinois1-0.04––0.0–
2018Illinois20.26––0.5–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Illinois 3 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 27atMarylandL 33–⁠63––––––
Nov 3vs.MinnesotaW 55–⁠311100–––
Nov 17vs.IowaL 0–⁠63140200
2017 Illinois 2 games, 1 return, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠7––––––
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠42––––––
2016 Illinois 2 games, 2 catches, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠3120–––
Sep 17vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠34130–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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