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Nate Roberts
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    178
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • High School:
    Boca Ciega
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    70
  • yds/g
    7.0
  • td
    1

Bio

Freshman (2015):  Second-team All-HCAC ... Played in all 10 games ... Caught seven passes for 70 yards (10.0 yards per catch) and had one touchdown ... Had a season-long catch of 29 yards ... Was team's top kick returner ... Returned 18 kickoffs for 378 yards (21.0 yards per return) ... Third on the team in all-purpose yards with 448 (70 receiving and 378 kick returns) ... Recorded one assisted tackle defensively. 

Prep:  Letterwinner at Boca Dega High School.

Personal:  Son of Demitrus Roberts... Majoring in sport management.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14
  Total Conference
Receptions 7 1
Yards 70 11
Yards per game 7.0 1.4
Yards per catch 10.0 11.0
Touchdowns 1 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 5 55 11.0 29 1 - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 4 81 20.3 24 0 - - - - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 5 88 17.6 22 0 - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 1 17 17.0 17 0 - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 2 44 22.0 25 0 - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 2 25 12.5 15 0 - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 2 64 32.0 36 0 - - - - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 2 59 29.5 36 0 - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 1 - 4 - 81 85
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 1 - 55 - - 55
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 1 - - - 88 88
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 1 - - - 17 17
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 1 - - - 44 44
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 1 - - - 25 25
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 1 - 11 - 64 75
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 1 - - - 59 59
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 31-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Centre (Ky.) L, 25-8 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 38-20 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Hanover (Ind.) W, 19-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Manchester (Ind.) L, 42-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Earlham (Ind.) W, 51-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 17-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Bluffton L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 1 1 0.1 1.0 0 1 - -
Total 30 1 1 0.0 1.0 0 1 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 10 7 0.7 70 7.0 10.0 1 29
2016-17 9 18 2.0 216 24.0 12.0 1 27
2017-18 1 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 29 2.9 375 37.5 12.9 1 38
Total 30 54 1.8 661 22.0 12.2 3 38

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 30 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 18 378 21.0 0 36 - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 19 310 16.3 0 39 4 19 4.8 0 15
Total 37 688 18.6 0 39 4 19 4.8 0 15

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 10 - 70 - 378 448 44.8
2016-17 9 - 216 - - 216 24.0
2017-18 1 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 10 1 375 19 310 705 70.5
Total 30 1 661 19 688 1369 45.6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 6 0.6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.7 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 8 0.8 0 1 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0
Total 20 0.7 0 3 0 0 - - 0 - 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 3 1 4.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 5 2 7.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 7 0.7 70 7.0 10.0 1 29
Conference 8 1 0.1 11 1.4 11.0 0 11
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 6 7 1.2 70 11.7 10.0 1 29
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 7 0.9 70 8.8 10.0 1 29
Month                
September 4 6 1.5 59 14.8 9.8 1 29
October 4 1 0.3 11 2.8 11.0 0 11
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 18 378 21.0 0 36 - - - - -
Conference 14 297 21.2 0 36 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 61 20.3 0 25 - - - - -
Away 15 317 21.1 0 36 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 1 17 17.0 0 17 - - - - -
Losses 17 361 21.2 0 36 - - - - -
Month                    
September 10 186 18.6 0 24 - - - - -
October 6 133 22.2 0 36 - - - - -
November 2 59 29.5 0 36 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - 70 - 378 448 44.8
Conference 8 - 11 - 297 308 38.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 4 - - - 61 61 15.3
Away 6 - 70 - 317 387 64.5
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - 17 17 8.5
Losses 8 - 70 - 361 431 53.9
Month              
September 4 - 59 - 186 245 61.3
October 4 - 11 - 133 144 36.0
November 2 - - - 59 59 29.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 6 1.5 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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