Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-42@ Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Jeff Roberson
Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Choctaw, OK
CFB Index 74 · #91 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Minnesota for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Minnesota. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Choctaw in 2020.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Minnesota in 2025.
Jeff Roberson
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Ohio State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Choctaw
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021
Minnesota
2023–2025
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
74 · #91 of 571 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #91 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 58 | 42 | 8.5 | 3.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 52 | 8.5 | 3.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to JB Brown’s 2024 season.
69%match
Matches JB on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from JB on
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shadrach Banks's junior season at TCU (2023).
77%match
Matches Shadrach on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Height
Differs from Shadrach on
Hurry rate (higher)
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jeff Roberson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology