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- Marcus Roberson
DB
- Height
- 6' 0"
- CLASS
- JR
- Hometown
- Ft. Lauderdale
- Weight
- 195 lbs.
- Experience
- 2L
- 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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