Ben Roberts holds the RDT · Starter spot in Michigan State Spartans’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Ben Roberts is a fifth-year senior defensive lineman at Michigan State who transferred from Oregon in summer 2024. The Lakewood, Washington native appeared in 26 collegiate games across three seasons: nine at Oregon (2022-23) and 17 with the Spartans (2024-25). In 2025, Roberts played in seven games with six starts while managing injuries, recording 11 tackles across 161 defensive snaps. He earned analytics services run-defense grades of 73.3, ranking second among MSU defensive linemen. Roberts has compiled 24 career tackles and earned two Spartan letters (2024, 2025).