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Elijah Roberts

EDGE·Tampa Bay Buccaneers·295 lb
Round 5, pick 157 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
67.1
Model Score
Down from 71.1 last year
Trade value ·a 7th

Recruited

Class of 2020 · Defensive end · High school: Miami Columbus, Miami, FL

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 347 in the nation. Composite 0.8967, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2020 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 50 of 4,413 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Miami 2020-22, SMU 2023-24

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Our College Grade

84.5 MODEL
2023
93.0
2024
91.7
Ranked #56 among IDLBroke out at 21.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

SMU · American Athletic

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDPos Rk
202337128.57214
202432106.510116

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

SMU · 2025 draft class

Roberts is a disruptive defensive lineman with excellent first-step quickness and penetration ability. He possesses good leverage and uses his hands effectively to shed blocks and maintain gap integrity. His motor runs consistently hot, pursuing plays downfield with urgency and effort. Roberts displays versatility along the defensive front, capable of aligning at multiple techniques. In pass rush situations, he shows good initial burst and the ability to collapse the pocket from the interior. His natural strength allows him to hold his ground against double teams and redirect running backs in the backfield.

Strengths

  • First-step quickness
  • hand fighting technique
  • motor
  • versatility
  • leverage
  • gap integrity
  • penetration ability
  • pass rush potential

Concerns

  • Needs to add more functional strength
  • pass rush moves need refinement
  • sometimes plays too high
  • lateral movement can improve
  • needs to develop counter moves
  • occasional overaggression opens running lanes

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