Tight end, Toledo, 2013–16
Michael Roberts
- Number
- No. 80
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- May 7, 1994
Michael Roberts played tight end at Toledo (2013–16). The Detroit Lions took Roberts in round 4, No. 127 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. Bowling Green, 201694receiving yards, career highvs. Bowling Green, 20163receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Western Michigan, 2016All-America: FWAA 2016
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Toledo | 4 | 2.13 | – | – | 8.5 | – |
| 2015 | Toledo | 32 | 0.84 | 91st (n=465) | 0.53 | 26.7 | 4% |
| 2016 | Toledo | 56 | 1.07 | 98th (n=489) | 0.52 | 60.1 | 6% |
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
2016 Toledo 13 games, 45 catches, 533 yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 31–10 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 21 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 52–17 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 33 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 53–55 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 35–20 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 42–35 | 6 | 94 | 3 | 41 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 31–17 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 26–31 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 48–17 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 37–19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 35–55 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 28 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 28–31 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 15 |
2015 Toledo 11 games, 21 catches, 234 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | W 16–12 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 37–7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 24–10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 38–7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 63–20 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 51–35 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 27–32 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 28–23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 44–28 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 30–35 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 32–17 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 26 |
2014 Toledo 2 games, 4 catches, 65 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–35 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 36 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 52–16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–16); played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–3).
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ | |
| Weight | 270 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 11½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.05 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 9 | 100 | 3 |
| NFL career | 14 | 13 | 146 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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