Austin Roberts (American football)
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 3, 1995 Plano, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Carmel (Carmel, Indiana) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Austin Roberts (born December 3, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at UCLA.
Early years
Roberts was born in Plano, Texas, but grew up in Hollywood, Florida, where he attended Plant High School for two years before[1] moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, before his junior season, finishing his last two years of high school at Carmel High School. As a senior at Carmel, Roberts caught 50 passes for 560 yards and five touchdowns along with returning seven kickoffs for 254 yards and two touchdowns.[2] Roberts committed to play football for the UCLA Bruins in July 2013, choosing the Bruins over schools such as Alabama, Miami, and Ohio State among others.[3]
College career
Roberts tore his ACL at UCLA in July 2014, causing him to miss his freshman season at UCLA. He elected to take a medical redshirt.[4]
As a redshirt freshman in 2015, Roberts played in four games for UCLA, catching one pass for 19 yards.[5]
In 2016, as a redshirt sophomore, Roberts played in 11 of 12 games, having 15 receptions for 261 yards and one touchdown.[6]
As a redshirt junior in 2017 Roberts played in ten games, tallying 19 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns.[7] After the season, Roberts declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.[8]
Professional career
The Los Angeles Chargers signed Roberts as an undrafted free agent on May 30, 2018.[9] Roberts became the sixth Bruin to be signed as an undrafted free agent.[10] During training camp on July 29, 2018, Roberts suffered a torn ACL.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on August 2, 2018.[12] He was waived on May 9, 2019.
Personal life
Roberts' father, Alfredo Roberts is a former NFL player who is now the tight ends coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, having previously coached running backs and tight ends for the Los Angeles Chargers.[13]
References
- ^ "Indiana's top football recruit, Carmel receiver Austin Roberts, commits to UCLA". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Roberts". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Roberts Commits to UCLA: Bruins Beat Alabama, Ohio State for 4-Star WR". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Carmel WR Austin Roberts tears ACL at UCLA". Indianapolis Stat. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Roberts 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Roberts 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Roberts 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Dragon, Tyler (January 6, 2018). "UCLA TE Austin Roberts declares for 2018 NFL Draft". PalmBeachPost.com. Palm Beach Post.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (May 30, 2018). "Bolts Sign TE Austin Roberts". Chargers.com.
- ^ Regalado, Mike. "TE Austin Roberts signs with Los Angeles Chargers". Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Alper, Josh (July 29, 2018). "Chargers rookie TE Austin Roberts tore his ACL on Saturday". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (August 2, 2018). "Bolts Sign WR Marcus Peterson and CB Channing Stribling; Place Verrett, Roberts on IR". Chargers.com.
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (October 17, 2017). "UCLA tight end Austin Roberts hopes to keep growing into leading role". DailyNews.com. Los Angeles Daily News.
External links
- UCLA Bruins bio