Elijah Roberts (born December 24, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and SMU Mustangs. Roberts was selected by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life Roberts attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and led the football team to a class 8A state title. 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, Miami, Oregon, Michigan and Georgia Tech. Roberts committed to play college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
College career Miami In three years at Miami from 2020 through 2022, Roberts 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. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
SMU Roberts transferred to play for the SMU Mustangs. 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, earning second-team all-American Athletic Conference honors.
Professional career
Roberts was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 157th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2025 TB 17 9 14 10 4 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0Career 17 9 14 10 4 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
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External links
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio Miami Hurricanes bio SMU Mustangs bio