Roberts, a native of Westchester, Florida, came to the Bucs after a five-year college career that started at Miami and wrapped up in Dallas, Texas, at Southern Methodist. Roberts only started one game in three seasons with the Hurricanes, but became an instant contributor after transferring. In 2023, Roberts was an All-American Athletic Conference performer, ending the year with 10 sacks (second in the AAC) and 12.5 tackles for loss. The next season, SMU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Roberts’ game translated well there, too. He ended the season with 7.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss, helping the Mustangs to the ACC regular-season title game and a College Football Playoff berth.
