Jamal Roberts holds the RB · Backup spot in Missouri Tigers’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jamal Roberts logged a 16.0% overall usage rate in 2025.

Jamal Roberts is a running back for the Missouri Tigers who hails from St. Louis, Missouri, and attended St. Mary's High School. A three-star recruit in the 2023 class, Roberts appeared in two games as a true freshman in 2023. In 2024, he saw action in all 13 games, recording 53 rushes for 216 yards and three touchdowns while adding five receptions for 21 yards. During the 2025 season, Roberts played in all 13 games with two starts, rushing 124 times for 753 yards and six touchdowns while averaging 6.1 yards per carry. He added 141 receiving yards and a touchdown on 18 catches, including a 39-yard reception. Roberts logged a career-long 63-yard scoring run against Kansas and was named to the analytics services SEC Team of the Week following that performance.