Sam Roberts
DL
#99
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 27
Weight: 300 lbs
College: NW Missouri State University
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buccaneers | L 20 - 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | @Vikings | W 22 - 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | @Panthers | L 0 - 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Commanders | W 34 - 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bills | W 24 - 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Made his Falcons debut in Week 6 against the Bills and finished the game with four tackles (one solo), one sack and one quarterback hit.
- Played in 16 games with one start for the New England Patriots (2022-23), Carolina Panthers (2024) and Atlanta Falcons (2025) and has recorded 12 tackles (four solo), one sack and one quarterback hit.
- Spent time on the Chicago Bears practice squad before joining the Patriots practice squad in 2024. He was added to the Panthers active roster and appeared in three games, notching one tackle.
- Played in seven games (one start) for the Patriots and totaled five tackles (three solo) in 2023.
- Appeared in five games for the Patriots in 2022 and recorded two tackles (one solo).
COLLEGE
- Attended Northwest Missouri State (2016-21) and saw action in 38 games (22 starts), notching 131 tackles (69 solo), 30 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, six passes defensed two forced fumbles and one interception.
- Recorded 18 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 13 games his senior season (2021). He captured first-team All-America honors from the D2CCA and AFCA, second-team AP All-America performer and first-team All-MIAA honors.
- Was the 2021 Cliff Harris Award Winner, which honors the nation's small college defensive player of the year, and earned D2CCA Super Region 3 and MIAA defensive player of the year honors.
- Northwest Missouri State did not play in 2020.Â
- Started 12 games in 2019 and was named second-team All-MIAA after posting 49 total tackles (30 solo), 10 tackles for loss and five sacks.
- Saw action in all 13 games (10 starts) and tallied 50 tackles (25 solo), 13 tackles for loss and six sacks in 2018.
- Was named First-Team All-MIAA in 2018 and earned All-America honorable mention honors (Don Hansen's Football Gazette).
- Appeared in all 12 games in 2017 and totaled 24 tackles, six for loss, one sack, one interception and one blocked kick in 2017. He was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and earned All-MIAA honorable mention honors.
- Redshirted his freshman year (2016).
PERSONAL
- Was a two time all-state performer at Waynesville (Mo.) High School.
- Earned first team All-SWMO honors as a senior, first team all-conference honors twice on the defensive line and was named to the second team on the offensive line as a senior.
- Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior.
- Son of Samuel and Tanya Roberts.
