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Elijah Roberts Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #95

Defensive End · 6' 4", 295 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 25

Elijah Roberts is a Defensive End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 157th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.

Defensive EndDrafted 157th overall2-yr veteran
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #95 · Defensive End
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Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg17 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Elijah Roberts — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Elijah Roberts is a Defensive End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 157th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Elijah Roberts stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1001 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
32Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Elijah Roberts — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
3 TKL
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Pass rush
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The engine

How the model sees Elijah Roberts

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
0.7
sacks
-0.1–1.5
7
tackles
2–11
0
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0–0
1
pd
0–2
7
games
1–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Elijah Roberts career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202517142030
2026 in progress · 2 games230000
Career19172.0030
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
75off index
76def index
+17net
64%playoff odds
59roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Elijah Roberts

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-12-24

The beginning

Elijah Roberts is a Defensive End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 2nd NFL season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 157th overall, 2025 as a Defensive End.

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Elijah Roberts is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end, drafted 157th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 17 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Roberts's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
295 lbs
Draft
157th overall, 2025
Born
Miami, FL
Age
25
Jersey
#95
Background

Elijah Roberts is from Miami, FL and is 25 years old. He was drafted 157th overall, 2025 and plays defensive end at 6' 4", 295 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 17 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Roberts is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Elijah Roberts is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 2 sacks and 17 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush2 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense17 career tackles up front.
Best season2 sacks in 2025.
Draft pedigree157th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Elijah Roberts — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Elijah Roberts, answered.

What position does Elijah Roberts play?
Elijah Roberts is a Defensive End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When was Elijah Roberts drafted?
Elijah Roberts was drafted 157th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Elijah Roberts played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Elijah Roberts's career stats?
He has recorded 17 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Elijah Roberts career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

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