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Marcus Roberson

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Height
6' 0"
CLASS
SO
Hometown
Ft. Lauderdale
Weight
178 lbs.
Experience
1L
School
St. Thomas Aquinas

CAREER:

Junior who has appeared in 23 games, making four starts…Has recorded 45 tackles, 1.0 sack, 14 pass breakups, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Named to the All-SEC Second Team in 2012 by the AP and selected by Phil Steele to the All-SEC Third Team.

 

2012:

Saw action in all 13 games and started four at cornerback…Finished second in the SEC in passes defended with 14…Tied for sixth in school history with 12 pass breakups in a single season, the most since Joe Haden had 12 in 2008…Recorded 23 tackles, 18 solo, had two interceptions, a team-leading 12 pass breakups and a forced fumble…Had his second interception of the season against Florida State…Recorded three tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and tallied his first career sack at Vanderbilt…Had a season-high five tackles against Texas A&M that equaled his career high…Nabbed his first interception of the season against Bowling Green and returned it 31 yards to set up a touchdown, added three pass breakups in the game.

 

2011:

Started the first 10 games of his Gator career at cornerback before suffering a season-ending injury in the South Carolina game…Finished his debut season with 22 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery…Grabbed his first career interception vs. Georgia…Recorded a career-best five tackles vs. Alabama…Recovered a fumble against UAB…In his first career game, got the start and made three tackles vs. FAU.

 

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Ranked a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…The No. 2 cornerback and the No. 37 overall player in the nation and the No. 11 player in the state of Florida, according to Rivals.com…Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to a 15-0 record, a 5A state championship and the No. 3 national ranking in the USA Today Super 25…Chose Florida over Texas Tech, Auburn and USC…Coached by George Smith.

 

ROBERSON’S CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 5 (2x, last Texas A&M, 2012)

QB Sacks: 1 (Vanderbilt, 2012)

Forced Fumbles: 1 (Louisville, 2012)

Fumble Recovery: 1 (UAB, 2011)

Interceptions: 1 (3x, last Florida State, 2012)

 

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Year

UT-AT

TT

TFL

QBS

FF

FR

PD

INT

2011

17-5

22

0.5

0.0

0

1

2

1

2012

18-5

23

1.0

1.0

1

0

12

2

Totals:

35-10

45

1.5

1.0

0

1

14

3

 

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