Damari Roberson: LB · Western Michigan · #4.
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Damari Roberson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Western Michigan: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Alabama — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 52 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 68 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 14 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 135 | 70 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28@ Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-31vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27@ Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-41@ Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-42vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-16@ Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-18vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 23-30vs South Alabama | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups52 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
40.6%
323 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Michigan, 135 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
