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Nate Roberts
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    178
  • Hometown:
    St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Boca Ciega
  • 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.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 7 1
Yards 70 11
Yards per game 7.0 1.4
Yards per catch 10.0 11.0
Touchdowns 1 0
Recent results
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
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 - - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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 -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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 - -
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
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
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
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
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
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - -
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
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
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 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Two Yellow Jackets Earn HCAC Postseason Football Honors
  • Article
  • November 18, 2015
Two Yellow Jackets Earn HCAC Postseason Football Honors

GREENWOOD, IND. -- Ten members of the Defiance College football team have been selected to the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference teams for their individual efforts this season. [2015 All-HCAC Teams]

  • November 18, 2015
Football vs. Bluffton - Week 10 Game Notes
  • Article
  • November 12, 2015
Football vs. Bluffton - Week 10 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets host Bluffton University in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and 2015 season finale on senior day at Justin F. Coressel Stadium at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • November 12, 2015
Football vs. Franklin -- Week 9 Game Notes
  • Article
  • November 05, 2015
Football vs. Franklin -- Week 9 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets travel to Franklin, Ind. for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game against Franklin (Ind.) College at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • November 05, 2015
Football vs. Anderson -- Week 8 Game Notes
  • Article
  • October 29, 2015
Football vs. Anderson -- Week 8 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets travel to Anderson, Ind. for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game against Anderson (Ind.) University at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • October 29, 2015
Football vs. Earlham (Ind.) -- Week 7 Game Notes
  • Article
  • October 22, 2015
Football vs. Earlham (Ind.) -- Week 7 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets host Earlham (Ind.) College in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Justin F. Coressel Stadium on Homecoming at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • October 22, 2015
Football vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) -- Week 6 Game Notes
  • Article
  • October 14, 2015
Football vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) -- Week 6 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets travel to Terre Haute, Ind. to take on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • October 14, 2015
Football vs. Manchester (Ind.) -- Week 5 Game Notes
  • Article
  • October 08, 2015
Football vs. Manchester (Ind.) -- Week 5 Game Notes
  • October 08, 2015
Football vs. Hanover (Ind.) -- Week 4 Game Notes
  • Article
  • September 23, 2015
Football vs. Hanover (Ind.) -- Week 4 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets host Hanover (Ind.) College in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game and home opener at Justin F. Coressel Stadium at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF Form]

  • September 23, 2015
Football vs. Mount St. Joseph -- Week 3 Game Notes
  • Article
  • September 17, 2015
Football vs. Mount St. Joseph -- Week 3 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for a matchup against Mount St. Joseph University in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener at Schueler Field at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes in PDF]

  • September 17, 2015
Yellow Jackets Come Up Short Against #21 Centre (Ky.)
  • Article
  • September 12, 2015
Yellow Jackets Come Up Short Against #21 Centre (Ky.)

DANVILLE, KY. -- The Defiance College football team trailed by only two points late in the third quarter against No. 21 nationally-ranked Centre College, but the Colonels scored 15 unanswered points to end the game and sealed a 25-8 victory in non-conference action in Danville, Ky.

  • September 12, 2015
Football vs. Centre (Ky.) -- Week 2 Game Notes
  • Article
  • September 09, 2015
Football vs. Centre (Ky.) -- Week 2 Game Notes

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets travel to Danville, Ky. for a non-conference game against Centre (Ky.) College at Farris Stadium at 1:30 p.m. [Complete Game Notes]

  • September 09, 2015
2015 Football Preview
  • Article
  • August 27, 2015
2015 Football Preview

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College football team continues to see improvement following a record-setting season last year and looks to continue that momentum heading into the 2015 campaign. The Yellow Jackets were picked to finish sixth in this year’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, but will seek to move up in the final standings at the end of the year.

  • August 27, 2015