Linebacker, Texas Tech, 2022–26
Ben Roberts
Lettered 2023–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Haslet, TX
Ben Roberts plays linebacker for Texas Tech. Last time out, against Arizona State: 5 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
38 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles, 1 INT vs. Arizona State, W 53–25
Next game: at Cincinnati, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Oregon, 20252interceptions, career highvs. BYU, 2025Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 105 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 79 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 88 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 38 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 310 | 159 | 21.5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 13 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 13 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 13 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 13 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 13 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 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.
Game by game
2026 Texas Tech 6 games, 38 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 33–10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at Oregon State | W 35–24 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Houston | W 28–26 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Sam Houston | W 49–14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Colorado | W 29–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Arizona State | W 53–25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Texas Tech 14 games, 88 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kent State | W 62–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Oregon State | W 45–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at Utah | W 34–10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | atHouston | W 35–11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Kansas | W 42–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | atArizona State | L 22–26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 42–0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Kansas State | W 43–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. BYU | W 29–7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCF | W 48–9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at West Virginia | W 49–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.BYU | W 34–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 0–23 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Texas Tech 12 games, 79 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Abilene Christian | W 52–51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Washington State | L 16–37 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Texas | W 66–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Arizona State | W 30–22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Cincinnati | W 44–41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Baylor | L 35–59 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at TCU | L 34–35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Iowa State | W 23–22 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Colorado | L 27–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atOklahoma State | W 56–48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.West Virginia | W 52–15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 26–39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas Tech 13 games, 105 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Wyoming | L 33–35 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Oregon | L 30–38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Tarleton State | W 41–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atWest Virginia | L 13–20 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Houston | W 49–28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atBaylor | W 39–14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Kansas State | L 21–38 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atBYU | L 14–27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.TCU | W 35–28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atKansas | W 16–13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.UCF | W 24–23 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Texas | L 7–57 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. California | W 34–14 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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