Ben Roberts
Michigan State Spartans
75
Solid

Ben Roberts

Michigan State SpartansAverage
NTDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Ben Roberts starting?

Ben Roberts is the projected starter at NT for Michigan State Spartans.

Redshirt senior · #55 · 6'3", 325 lbs

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Depth at NT · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 15575Ben RobertsStarter
  2. 29868Derrick Simmons

Michigan State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of East, ranked #380 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #380 Natl2-Yr Total19 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share1%
Lakewood, WA
Jersey
#55
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
325 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251100
2024821

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8937
National Rank
#380
High School
East
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 45th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 45% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LILLTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-37 OT

Oct 3LWISTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-3

Sep 26LNEBTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-13

Sep 19LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-10

Sep 12WEMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

Ben Roberts's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement11%
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