| SMU Mustangs–No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 24, 2001 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Christopher Columbus (Westchester, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Elijah Roberts (born December 24, 2001) [1] is an American football defensive end for the SMU Mustangs. He previously played for the Miami Hurricanes.
Roberts attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and led the football team to a class 8A state title. [2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and held offers from schools such as South Carolina, Indiana, Florida State, Louisville, Penn State,[ citation needed ] Miami, Oregon, Michigan and Georgia Tech. [3] Roberts committed to play college football for the Miami Hurricanes. [4] [5]
During Robert's three-year career with the Hurricanes from 2020 through 2022, he appeared in 20 games with one start for the Hurricanes, where he totaled 21 tackles with two being for a loss, half a sack, and a forced fumble. [6] [7] [8] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [9]
Roberts transferred to play for the SMU Mustangs. [10] In his first season with the team in 2023, he started all 14 games, where he notched 37 tackles with 12.5 being for a loss, ten sacks, and two forced fumbles. [11] [12] For his performance during the 2023 season, Roberts was named second-team all-American Athletic Conference. [13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.78 s | 1.67 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [14] [15] [16] | ||||||||||||