Jerry Roberts: LB · Massachusetts · #48.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jerry Roberts
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for five head coaches across seven seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Army — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 38 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Arizona | 78 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 34 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 32 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 60 | 33 | 6.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 244 | 106 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-30@ New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-52vs Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-63@ No. 6 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14@ Army | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21vs Merrimack | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-49@ No. 25 Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-31vs UConn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2023
W 21-14
at Army
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups38 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Don Brown
Pass share
47.3%
348 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #489 at the position.
How it ended
7 seasons, at Bowling Green, Arizona and Massachusetts, 244 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Jinks, Carl Pelini, Scot Loeffler, Jedd Fisch and Don Brown.
