2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 97
Bobby Roundtree
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 255
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Largo, Fla.
- High School:
- Largo
Career Highs
Tackles: 12 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
Solos: 10 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
TFLs: 3.0 at Nebraska, 11/10/18
Sacks: 2.0, three times (last at Nebraska, 11/10/18)
QB Hurries: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (last at Nebraska, 11/10/18)
PBUs: 2, twice (last vs. South Florida 9/15/18)
2019 Junior
- Will miss the 2019 season after suffering a severe spinal injury on May 18, 2019, in a swimming accident near his home of Largo, Florida
2018 Sophomore
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
- Played all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive end
- Won team’s Dick Butkus Outstanding Defensive Player award
- 66 tackles, 12.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, seven PBUs, one forced fumble and four QB hurries
- Led Illinois in TFLs (12.5), sacks (7.5) and PBUs (7)
- Led all FBS defensive linemen with 7 PBUs
- Second on the team in QB hurries (4) and third on the team in tackles (66)
- Career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo, against Penn State 9/21/18
- Career-high 3.0 TFLs at Nebraska 11/10/18
- Multiple sacks against Penn State, Nebraska and Iowa
- At least 0.5 TFLs in 10 of 12 games, including the last nine consecutive games
2017 Freshman
- BTN.com All-Freshman Team
- Played in all 12 games with nine starts at defensive end
- 50 tackles (28 solo), 4.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, three pass breakups, one QB hurry, one forced fumble on season
- Tied for the team lead in sacks (4.0) with James Crawford
- Tied for third on the team in pass breakups (3)
- Sixth on the team in tackles (50)
- First Illini true freshman defensive end to start the season opener since Terry Cole in 1980 vs. Northwestern
- Team-high 2.0 sacks vs. Western Kentucky
- Led the nation in sacks by a true freshman (0.75/game) through the first four games of the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout
- Ranked No. 70 strong-side defensive end in the nation by 247Sports and No. 87 by ESPN
- Played at Largo for head coach Marcus Paschal
- Also played basketball in high school
Personal
- Born Feb. 7, 1998
- Son of Bobby Roundtree and Jacqueline Hearns
- Chose Illinois because, “I felt like the university was the best fit for me and I trusted the coaching staff to develop me to be the best I can be after graduating.”
- Enrolled in general curriculum
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