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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sixth Year |
Personal information | |
Born: | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | February 14, 2000
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey) |
Ta'Quan Michael Roberson (born February 14, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bulls. He previously played for the Penn State Nittany Lions, the UConn Huskies and the Kansas State Wildcats.
Born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, Roberson played prep football at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, leading the team as quarterback to multiple state title games. [1] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Rutgers, UNC, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Wake forest, Boston College, Maryland, Syracuse, and Penn State, where he ultimately committed to play college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. [2] [3]
During his first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he played in just two games, throwing one incomplete pass, and rushing once for a loss of one. [4] In week seven of the 2021 season, Roberson entered the game after starter Sean Clifford went down with an injury, where he struggled going seven for twenty one on his pass attempts for 34 yards and two interceptions, as the Nittany Lions were upset by Iowa. [5] He finished the 2021 season, completing 11 of his 28 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions, while also rushing 12 times for 24 yards, where after the conclusion of the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6]
Roberson transferred to play for the UConn Huskies. [7] Heading into the 2022 season, he was named the team's starting quarterback. [8] In his first collegiate start in week one of the 2022 season, Roberson went down with a season ending knee injury after a five yard rush on the second drive of the game, ending his season. [9] He entered the 2023 season as the team's backup but after a season ending injury to starter Joe Fagnano, he stepped into the team's starting role in week two, where he completed 19 of 30 pass attempts for 216 yards and two touchdowns with one interception against Georgia State. [10] In week six, he completed 15 of his 29 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped the Huskies to their first win of the season over Rice. [11] Roberson finished the 2023 season as the Huskies main starting quarterback, where he completed 58.3% of his passes for 2,075 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions while rushing for 120 yards and two scores. [12] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [13]
Roberson transferred to play for the Kansas State Wildcats. [14] In week seven of the 2024 season, he entered the game briefly, after starter Avery Johnson went down with an injury, where he completed two of his three passes for 14 yards, including picking up a big third down conversion, in a victory versus Colorado. [15] Roberson finished the 2024 season, completing three of his seven pass attempts for 18 yards, where after the conclusion of the season, he once again decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [16]
Roberson transferred to play for the Buffalo Bulls. [17] Heading into the 2025 season, he will compete for the Bulls starting spot as the favorite. [18]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2019 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
2020 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2021 | Penn State | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 85 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 62.3 | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 |
2022 | UConn | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 |
2023 | UConn | 11 | 10 | 3–7 | 197 | 338 | 58.3 | 2,075 | 6.1 | 12 | 6 | 118.0 | 46 | 120 | 2.6 | 2 |
2024 | Kansas State | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 64.5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
2025 | Buffalo | |||||||||||||||
Career | 24 | 11 | 3–8 | 212 | 376 | 56.4 | 2,188 | 5.8 | 13 | 8 | 112.4 | 63 | 158 | 2.5 | 3 |