Nick Roberts: S · SMU · #22.
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Nick Roberts
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Charlie Strong, Jeff Scott and Rhett Lashlee. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Memphis — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SMU | 62 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 39 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | South Florida | 63 | 43 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | South Florida | 72 | 52 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 236 | 163 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 11 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10@ North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-16vs Lamar | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-42vs TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-41@ UCF | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-34vs Navy | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-29vs No. 21 Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-34@ Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 77-63vs Houston | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-23@ South Florida | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-59@ No. 21 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Memphis | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 62 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Week 10 · 2022
W 77-63
vs Houston
2 interceptions · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Houston at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL62 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
51.5%
513 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
76.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
62 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at South Florida and SMU, 236 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Charlie Strong, Jeff Scott and Rhett Lashlee.
