Avery Roberts: LB · Oregon State · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Avery Roberts
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2020: All-Pac-12. On tape: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah, Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
123 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon State | 123 | 65 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 69 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oregon State | 84 | 53 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 280 | 158 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-30@ Purdue | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-27vs Hawai'i | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-0vs Idaho | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-27@ USC | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Washington | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Washington State | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-34vs Utah | 16 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-39@ California | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-37@ Colorado | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-14vs Stanford | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-38@ No. 11 Oregon | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 123 | 65 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2021
W 42-34
vs Utah
1 tackle for loss · 16 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Utah at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
123tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups123 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 10.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
40.8%
347 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
123 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #199 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Nebraska and Oregon State, 280 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Riley and Jonathan Smith.
