Hawk Item – – One of 12 seniors named to 2022 Player Council . . . ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation with two recovered fumbles in 2021.
2022 – – Listed as second team left cornerback following spring practice . . . saw action in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State as defense allowed just 120 yards total offense . . . recorded four tackles vs. SDSU, including three solo tackles and one assist, to go with career-best two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 10-7 loss to Iowa State . . . career-high six tackles vs. ISU, including five solo tackles and one assist . . . second career interception vs. ISU . . . started at cornerback in 27-0 win over Nevada as defense allowed just 151 yards total offense . . . two assisted tackles vs. Nevada . . . interception and touchdown return vs. Nevada called back due to penalty . . . did not see action in 27-10 win at Rutgers due to injury . . . saw limited action on special teams in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . started at cornerback in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . one solo tackle at Illinois . . . did not see action in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State due to injury . . . did not see action in 33-13 win over Northwestern due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-3 win at Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-10 win over Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 13-10 win at Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-17 loss to Nebraska due to injury . . . did not see action vs. Kentucky.
2021 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, special teams . . . 2021 – – Saw action in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana as defense allowed just 77 net rushing yards and 233 yards total offense, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Kent State, to go with one pass break-up . . . saw action in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense . . . three solo tackles at Maryland, along with first career interception . . . saw action in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . recorded one pass break-up vs. PSU, while playing key role on special teams . . . started at cornerback in 24-7 loss to Purdue for first career start . . . matched career-best with five tackles vs. Purdue, including four solo stops and one assist, along with one pass break-up . . . did not see action in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 17-12 win at Northwestern due to injury . . . did not see action in 27-22 win over Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 33-23 win over Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 28-21 win at Nebraska due to injury . . . saw action in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky due to injury.
2020 – – Saw action in all eight games . . . recorded nine tackles, including six solo stops, along with two recovered fumbles . . . saw action in 24-20 loss at Purdue, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 21-20 loss to Northwestern . . . recovered Northwestern punt return fumble that led to Iowa’s first touchdown of the game . . . saw action in 49-7 win over Michigan State as defense allowed 59 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . two assisted tackles vs. MSU . . . saw action in 35-7 win at Minnesota . . . career-best five tackles at Minnesota, including four solo stops and one assist . . . saw action in 41-21 win at Penn State, but had no statistics as defense allowed jut 62 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Nebraska . . . recovered a fumbled punt vs. Nebraska, which led to an Iowa fourth quarter field goal, his second fumble recovery of the season on special teams . . . saw action in 35-21 win at Illinois, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin, but had no statistics as defense allowed 56 net rushing yards and 225 yards total offense.
2019 – – Saw action in 12 games, recording three solo tackles and eight assists . . . saw first action of career in 38-14 win over Miami, recording one solo tackle and one assist as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 125 yards total offense . . . saw action in 18-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . punt coverage in fourth quarter played a part in ISU’s second fumble of the game recovered by Iowa . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, recording two assisted tackles . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue, recording two assisted tackles as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin . . . saw action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 63 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 22 net rushing yards.
2018 Honors – – Team Leader Award, special teams . . . 2018 – – Redshirted . . . did not see any game action.
High school honors – – Earned first-team all-state, all-district and all-region honors as a senior as defensive back and wide receiver . . . earned first-team all-state, all-region, and all-district honors on defense as a junior . . . Career – – Three-year football letterman as defensive back and wide receiver and kick return specialist . . . prep team won state championships as a junior and senior after finishing as runner-up during sophomore season . . . three-year team record of 42-2, with undefeated seasons as a junior and senior . . . holds school record for receiving yards in a season with 1,237 yards . . . recorded 42 receptions for 1,237 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior . . . on defense as a senior recorded 25 tackles, five interceptions, and seven pass break-ups . . . 13 receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns as a junior, with 32 tackles and two interceptions on defense . . . recorded 23 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore . . . averaged 15.7 yards on 13 punt returns and 24.9 yards on 11 kickoff returns as a senior . . . 20.2 yard average on five punt returns as a junior, with one touchdown, while averaging 19 yards on 13 kickoff returns.
Personal – – Born 8/8/2000 . . . sports management major . . . father is Terry Roberts . . . high school coach was Michael Mischler.