Stephen Roberts: DB · Auburn · #14.
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Stephen Roberts
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the same secondary at Auburn. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against LSU — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-7vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-14@ No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-14@ Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-23vs Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-27@ Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-17vs No. 2 Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14vs No. 1 Alabama | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs No. 10 UCF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 49-10
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 39-point win at home against Mississippi State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%6 TFL45 tackles · 6 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Auburn, 102 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
