Defensive end, SMU (from Miami), 2020–24
Elijah Roberts
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 278 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Dec 24, 2001
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Elijah Roberts played defensive end at Miami (2020–22) and SMU (2023–24). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Roberts in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Boston College, 20232.5sacks, career highat Rice, 2023Team titles: American champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miami | 5 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Miami | 5 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Miami | 5 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | SMU | 5 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | SMU | 5 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 278 |
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
2024 SMU 12 games, 32 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Nevada | W 29–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. BYU | L 15–18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. TCU | W 66–42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida State | W 42–16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisville | W 34–27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Stanford | W 40–10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Duke | W 28–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 48–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Virginia | W 33–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. California | W 38–6 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Clemson | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Penn State | L 10–38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2023 SMU 12 games, 37 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 69–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Charlotte | W 34–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at East Carolina | W 31–10 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Temple | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Tulsa | W 69–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Rice | W 36–31 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. North Texas | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Memphis | W 38–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Navy | W 59–14 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at Tulane | W 26–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Boston College | L 14–23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Miami 6 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 70–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Southern Miss | W 30–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 31–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Duke | L 21–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atVirginia | W 14–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida State | L 3–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Miami 6 games, 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 69–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Virginia | L 28–30 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at North Carolina | L 42–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. NC State | W 31–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 33–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atDuke | W 47–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Miami 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | atDuke | W 48–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 34–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 285 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 82½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 25 repsW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.78 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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