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Jersey Number 6
Deonte Roberts
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- Erasmus Hall
2018 Team Captain
2017 Team Captain
2018 (Senior): Started 11 games at middle linebacker ... finished career ranked 12th in program history with 297 tackles ... led or tied for the team lead in stops 12 times, recording eight career games with 10 or more tackles ... second on the team in final season with 87 tackles, including four for a loss ... placed 11th in the Big Ten at 7.9 tackles per game ... recorded 71 stops against the run, 15 in pass coverage and one covering a punt ... also scored a touchdown after blocking a field goal and recovered a fumble ... recorded 10 tackles with one for a loss on Senior Day against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... notched six tackles versus No. 4 Michigan (11/10) ... picked up 10 stops at Wisconsin (11/3) ... posted nine tackles against Northwestern (10/20) ... made a stop in the backfield on six tackles at Maryland (10/13) ... totaled six tackles versus Illinois (10/6) ... posted a season-high 13 tackles and recovered a fumble against Indiana (9/29) ... added nine stops versus Buffalo (9/22) ... blocked a field goal, returned it 64 yards for a touchdown and collected a team-high eight tackles at Kansas (9/15) ... recorded four stops with one in the backfield at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) ... started the season opener against Texas State (9/1) and picked up six tackles with one for a loss ... voted a team captain for the second time.
2017 (Junior): Started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... ranked second on the team with 104 tackles ... tied for fourth in the Big Ten and 43rd nationally with 8.7 stops per game ... averaged 9.1 tackles per conference game to finish fifth in the league ... recorded double-digit tackles in two games ... had five stops for a loss, two pass breakups and one forced fumble ... totaled a season-high 16 tackles with one pass breakup versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... added seven stops at Indiana (11/18) ... made nine tackles with one for a loss at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... picked up nine stops in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... logged a game-high 12 tackles at Michigan (10/28) ... had seven stops in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... in on nine tackles and also broke up a pass in the win at Illinois (10/14) ... tallied a game-high nine tackles versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... added four stops in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... totaled six tackles with 1.5 for loss in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... had eight stops versus Eastern Michigan (9/9) ... started the season opener against No. 8 Washington (9/1) at middle linebacker and led the team with eight tackles ... voted a team captain.
2016 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... finished second on the team with 95 tackles on the season ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten with nine tackles per conference game ... made three stops for a loss overall ... had 60 assisted tackles, tied for ninth-most in a season in school history ... added one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... totaled nine tackles in season finale at Maryland (11/26) ... picked up eight stops against No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... collected a career-high 17 tackles at Michigan State (11/12) with a forced fumble ... notched first career interception versus Indiana (11/5) and had eight stops ... led the team with nine tackles against Illinois (10/15) ... racked up 10 stops with an assist on a tackle-for-loss versus No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... logged 10 tackles and broke up a pass at Ohio State (10/1) ... had nine stops against Iowa (9/24) ... made five tackles with one for a loss versus New Mexico (9/17) ... tied the team lead with six stops in win over Howard (9/10), having one tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup ... started the season opener at No. 14 Washington (9/3) and made three tackles.
2015 (Freshman): Played in 12 games with one start at linebacker ... also a contributor on special teams ... collected 11 tackles on the season ... made first career start in win at Army (11/21) and recorded four tackles ... picked up four stops at Michigan (11/7) ... one tackle versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) and Kansas (9/26) ... made career debut with one tackle against Norfolk State (9/5).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Danny Landberg at Erasmus Hall ... had experience at both linebacker and safety ... named All-Brooklyn Defensive MVP by the Brooklyn Eagle after totaling 77 tackles, 15 for loss, three sacks, five forced fumbles and three pass breakups as a senior ... earned First Team All-New York City and Honorable Mention All-Metro by MSG Varsity ... served as team captain and helped lead defense that held opponents to six points or less in four games ... team reached New York City Public School Athletic League title game at Yankee Stadium in final three high school seasons, winning it as a sophomore for first championship in school history ... named Linebacker MVP at the 2014 Nike Football Training Camp in Florence, N.J. ... recorded 42 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups as a junior ... rated No. 9 prospect out of New York by Rivals.
Personal: A labor and employment relations major.
2017 (Junior): Started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... ranked second on the team with 104 tackles ... tied for fourth in the Big Ten and 43rd nationally with 8.7 stops per game ... averaged 9.1 tackles per conference game to finish fifth in the league ... recorded double-digit tackles in two games ... had five stops for a loss, two pass breakups and one forced fumble ... totaled a season-high 16 tackles with one pass breakup versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... added seven stops at Indiana (11/18) ... made nine tackles with one for a loss at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... picked up nine stops in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... logged a game-high 12 tackles at Michigan (10/28) ... had seven stops in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... in on nine tackles and also broke up a pass in the win at Illinois (10/14) ... tallied a game-high nine tackles versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... added four stops in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... totaled six tackles with 1.5 for loss in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... had eight stops versus Eastern Michigan (9/9) ... started the season opener against No. 8 Washington (9/1) at middle linebacker and led the team with eight tackles ... voted a team captain.
2016 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... finished second on the team with 95 tackles on the season ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten with nine tackles per conference game ... made three stops for a loss overall ... had 60 assisted tackles, tied for ninth-most in a season in school history ... added one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... totaled nine tackles in season finale at Maryland (11/26) ... picked up eight stops against No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... collected a career-high 17 tackles at Michigan State (11/12) with a forced fumble ... notched first career interception versus Indiana (11/5) and had eight stops ... led the team with nine tackles against Illinois (10/15) ... racked up 10 stops with an assist on a tackle-for-loss versus No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... logged 10 tackles and broke up a pass at Ohio State (10/1) ... had nine stops against Iowa (9/24) ... made five tackles with one for a loss versus New Mexico (9/17) ... tied the team lead with six stops in win over Howard (9/10), having one tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup ... started the season opener at No. 14 Washington (9/3) and made three tackles.
2015 (Freshman): Played in 12 games with one start at linebacker ... also a contributor on special teams ... collected 11 tackles on the season ... made first career start in win at Army (11/21) and recorded four tackles ... picked up four stops at Michigan (11/7) ... one tackle versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) and Kansas (9/26) ... made career debut with one tackle against Norfolk State (9/5).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Danny Landberg at Erasmus Hall ... had experience at both linebacker and safety ... named All-Brooklyn Defensive MVP by the Brooklyn Eagle after totaling 77 tackles, 15 for loss, three sacks, five forced fumbles and three pass breakups as a senior ... earned First Team All-New York City and Honorable Mention All-Metro by MSG Varsity ... served as team captain and helped lead defense that held opponents to six points or less in four games ... team reached New York City Public School Athletic League title game at Yankee Stadium in final three high school seasons, winning it as a sophomore for first championship in school history ... named Linebacker MVP at the 2014 Nike Football Training Camp in Florence, N.J. ... recorded 42 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups as a junior ... rated No. 9 prospect out of New York by Rivals.
Personal: A labor and employment relations major.
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