Brandon Roberts

Height:
6-1
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atascadero, CA
High School:
Atascadero HS

An outside linebacker as a freshman, moved to defensive end in 2009 and is challenging Kyle Murphy for the starting nod this fall.

2010 -- Played in all 11 games with 10 starts on the defensive line ... recorded 14 tackles (four solo), including pair of tackles for lost yardage, both sacks against Southern Utah and North Dakota ... pair of quarterback hurries ... season-high four tackles against Old Dominion ... notched a tackle for lost yardage in 2011 Spring Game ... a two-time Great West Conference All-Academic selection and earned a spot on the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District 8 first team in 2010.

2009 -- Played in 10 games with seven starts, missing only the season opener against Sacramento State ... 25 total tackles (12 solo), including one tackle for lost yardage against North Dakota ... forced one fumble in North Dakota game and broke up pair of passes in South Dakota State contest ... career-high five tackles against Montana and also produced a pair of four-tackle games ... one tackle in 2010 Spring Game.

2008 -- Played in four games and recorded four tackles, primarily as a reserve outside linebacker behind Marty Mohamed ... two tackles in North Carolina Central game and also credited with pair of quarterback hurries in that game.

2007 -- Redshirt.

High School – Roberts earned second-team all-state honors by Cal-Hi Sports.com and was recruited by several other schools, including Washington, Army, Columbia, Yale and Harvard ... earned Pac-7 League most valuable player honors as a senior tight end and is a two-time All-CIF-Southern Section and All-San Luis Obispo County selection ... led Atascadero High School under head coach Vic Cooper to a 9-2 record and its first league title since 1997 ... notched 54 tackles, including a sack, and returned an interception for a touchdown ... also led the team in scoring with 12 touchdowns, catching 24 passes as a tight end ... caught six touchdown passes, rushed for five more scores and returned an interception for a touchdown ... as a junior, caught 20 passes, returned an interception for a touchdown and logged 23 tackles en route to all-league, all-county and all-CIF-Southern Section honors ... Greyhounds were 7-4 in 2005 and finished third in the Pac 7 ... a three-year varsity starter in football and also lettered in basketball and track and field ... member of Honor Roll, earned Academic Letter and was in top 30 of graduating class ... class president.

Personal – Son of Vince and Cheryl Roberts … no siblings … wants to be a firefighter ... favorite team is the San Diego Chargers ... grade-point average has been above 3.20 each quarter at Cal Poly ... born November 22, 1988, in Atascadero, Calif. … majors in natural resources.