Pronunciation
jay-DEN
Roberts' Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 3 (twice, last at Oregon State, 2022)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (twice, last vs. Washington State, 2023)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 8 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Sacks: 1.0 (twice, last vs. Washington State, 2023)
Sack Yards: 5 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (at Washington State, 2022)
Cal Career (2020-23)
– Played in 33 career games with two starts over four seasons after arriving at Cal in 2020
– Contributed 27 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (-14 yards), 2.0 sacks (-13 yards) and one quarterback hurry
– Briefly moved to the offensive line following his 2022 sophomore season after spending each of his first three campaigns as a defensive lineman but did not participate in 2023 spring practices due to injury and, after spending a portion of the 2023 training camp as an offensive lineman, switched back to the defensive line and finished his career on the defensive line
– Opted not to use a final season of collegiate eligibility in 2024
Junior (2023)
– Played in eight games all off the bench
– Contributed eight tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss (-8 yards) and 1.0 sack (-8 yards) with the sack yards a career high and the tackles for loss and sacks both equaling a career best
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – 2 tackles
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Oregon State (L, 40-52) – 2 tackles ... team game captain
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at Utah (L, 14-34) – 1 tackle
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at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 1 tackle
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Washington State (W, 42-39) – 1 tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss (-8 yards), 1.0 sack (-8 yards) ... career-high tackle for loss and sack yards ... career-high-tying tackles for loss and sacks
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at Stanford (W, 27-15) – 4 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... team game captain
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at UCLA (W, 33-7) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – 1 tackle
Sophomore (2022)
– Played in a career-high-tying 12 games all off the bench
– Contributed career highs of 14 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and his lone career quarterback hurry
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UC Davis (W, 34-13) – 1 tackle
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UNLV (W, 20-14) – 1 tackle
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at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – 3 tackles ... career-high-tying tackles
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Arizona (W, 49-31) – 1 tackle
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at Washington State (L, 9-28) – 1 tackle, 1 quarterback hurry ... lone career quarterback hurry
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at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington (L, 21-28) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon (L, 24-42) – 2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard)
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at USC (L, 35-41) – 1 tackle
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at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – 3 tackles ... career-high-tying tackles
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Stanford (W, 27-20) – 1 tackle
Freshman (2021)
– Played in a career-high-tying all 12 games including both of his career starts
– Registered five tackles, as well as a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-5 yards) and 1.0 sack (-5 yards)
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Nevada – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at TCU - 1 tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss (-5 yards), 1.0 sack (-5 yards) ... career-high-tying tackles for loss and sacks
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Sacramento State – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington State – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Oregon – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Colorado – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon State – played but did not record any statistics other than participation ... first career start
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at Arizona – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Stanford – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at UCLA – 1 tackle
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USC – 1 tackle ... started
Freshman (2020)
– Played in one game off the bench in a season shortened to four games by COVID but did not record any statistics other than participation with his Cal debut coming in the season opener at UCLA
Avon Old Farms HS (Class Of 2020)
– A two-way lineman throughout his career who focused on the offensive line as a 2019 senior when his team was 8-1 overall record and 7-0 in the Erickson Football League to win the conference title for his third straight season
– Combined for all of his defensive career totals of 35 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, one interception and two forced fumbles during his 2017 sophomore and 2018 junior campaigns
– Posted career highs of 23 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss, as well as a career-high-tying one forced fumble during his junior campaign for a team that finished 7-2 overall and 6-1 in the Erickson Football League to win the conference title for the second of three consecutive seasons
– Had 12 tackles, the lone interception of his career and a career-high-tying one forced fumble as a sophomore for a team that was 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the Erickson Football League to win the conference title for the first of three consecutive seasons
– Wore No. 77
High School Stats (According To MaxPreps.com)
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Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2019)
Stars: 247Sports (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports (657)
National Athlete Rankings: 247Sports (38)
National Defensive Tackle Rankings: ESPN (48), Rivals (51)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (90)
Connecticut Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (6), 247Sports (7), ESPN (8)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (0.8681), ESPN (77), Rivals (5.6)
Other
– Born May 17, 2001
– Son of Lakeeja Roberts
– Graduated from Cal in December of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in African American studies and also minored in ethnic studies
Last Updated
June 9, 2024
