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Elijah Roberts is a 6'4", 295-pound right defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay selected him in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. Roberts played college football at Southern Methodist University (2023-24) and the University of Miami (2020-22), appearing in 49 career games. Across both programs, he recorded 93 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss, and 18.0 sacks. At SMU, he led the FBS in quarterback pressures during 2023-24 with 131, earned second-team All-AAC honors as a senior, and helped the team reach the College Football Playoff. In 2025, Roberts has 2.0 sacks and 3.0 passes defended.

Elijah Roberts played 17 games in 2025 with a 49% share of defensive snaps.

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