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University of Illinois Athletics

2017 Football Roster

38 Brandon Roberts

  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 250
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • High School Richwoods

Biography

Career Highs

Tackles: 2 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16
Solos: 1 vs. Western Illinois, 9/12/15

2017 Senior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Member of the Illinois squad

2016 Junior

  • Two tackles in the opener against Murray State
  • Earned a bachelor's degree in communication in May 2017

2015 Sophomore

  • Played in three games
  • Made three tackles (one solo) and 0.5 TFL on season
  • Made Illini debut in season-opener vs. Kent State

2014 Redshirt Freshman

  • Member of UI squad

2013 Freshman

  • Redshirted the 2013 season after joining the team as a walk-on prior to the season

High School

  • Two-time All-Conference selection
  • Posted eight TDs in both his junior and senior seasons
  • High school coach was Roland Brown
  • Also was a four-time letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letterwinner in baseball

Personal

  • Son of Christina and James Roberts
  • Has one brother and one sister
  • Born March 2, 1995
  • Majoring in communication

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2013Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 250 lbs
    41
  • 85

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 265 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2015Sophomore

    DL
    6'3" 265 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2016Junior

    DL
    6'3" 265 lbs
    85
  • 38

    2017Senior

    RB
    6'3" 250 lbs
    38