J.J. Roberts: DB · Marshall · #11.
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J.J. Roberts
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dave Clawson and Charles Huff. First career honor, 2024: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 12 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall | 94 | 50 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 12 | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 74 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 19 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 212 | 119 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 23 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Western Michigan | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 52-37vs App State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Georgia State | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-23vs UL Monroe | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-3@ Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-19vs Coastal Carolina | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35@ Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-33@ James Madison | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-3@ Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 50 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%12 pass breakupsTackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFL94 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 12 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Road7g | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.2%
333 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
328 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and Marshall, 212 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Charles Huff.
