Marcus Roberson

Not to be confused with Marcus Robertson.
Marcus Roberson

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Roberson with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016
No. 39 Buffalo Bills
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-10-04) October 4, 1992
Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas
College: Florida
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016
Tackles: 39
Pass deflections: 7
Interceptions: 1
Interception yards: 18
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Marcus Dwayne Roberson (born October 4, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida. He signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL Draft.

Early years

Roberson was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale. As a senior, he helped lead the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders high school football team to a 15–0 record, a Florida Class 5A state championship, and the No. 3 national ranking in the USA Today Super 25.

Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the No. 2 cornerback prospect in the nation.[1] He chose the University of Florida over offers from Auburn, Texas Tech and Southern California.[2]

College career

Roberson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football team from 2011 to 2013. As a freshman in 2011, he started the first ten games before suffering a season-ending injury against the South Carolina Gamecocks.[3] He finished his freshman season with 22 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. In 2012, he appeared in all 13 games, starting four; he recorded 23 tackles, 18 solo, had two interceptions, 12 pass breakups (which ranked second best in the Southeastern Conference), and a forced fumble. As a junior in 2013, his season was hampered by injuries and he played in only seven games, recording 11 tackles and three pass breakups.

On January 4, 2014, he announced he would forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 0 in 191 lb 4.61 s 1.57 s 2.57 s 4.08 s 6.84 s 37½ in 10 ft 0 in 8 repsx

St. Louis Rams

Roberson signed with St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played in 25 career games with the Rams, accumulating 39 tackles, one interception and seven passes defensed. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts.[5]

Buffalo Bills

On September 5, 2016, Roberson was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2016.[7] He was released by the Buffalo Bills on November 2, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[8][9] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 14, 2016.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Roberson - Yahoo Sports
  2. ↑ Roberson Commits to UF on Signing Day
  3. ↑ Freshman Roberson Out For Year
  4. ↑ UF's Roberson Declaring For NFL Draft
  5. ↑ "Rams Make 53-Man Roster Decisions". TheRams.com.
  6. ↑ "Bills add CB Marcus Roberson to practice squad".
  7. ↑ "Bills promote CB Marcus Roberson to 53-Man Roster". BuffaloBills.com. October 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bills release CB Marcus Roberson from 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. November 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bills re-sign CB Roberson to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. November 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Brown, Chris (November 14, 2016). "Eric Wood to I-R; Roberson called up to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.

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