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99 Kennedy Roberts

  • Class
    Super Senior
  • Position
    DL
  • Height
    6-3
  • Weight
    290
  • Hometown
    Clearwater, Fla.
  • High School
    Clearwater Central Catholic HS

Biography

Graduated in the summer of 2022 with a bachelor's degree in business management ... Working towards his MBA at Coastal Carolina.

Honors
2023 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team

2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List


2023 (Super Senior)

  • Named to the 2023 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
  • Earned a spot on the 2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
  • Team captain on the season 
  • Recorded 21 tackles and one QB hurry on the season 
  • Season-high five tackles against Texas State (Nov. 11)
  • Posted second consecutive five-tackle performance against Army (Nov. 18)


2022 (Senior)

  • Lined up along the defensive line in all 13 games last season, starting in all 13 contests
  • Totaled 26 tackles overall
  • Had 6.0 tackles-for-loss, including 2.5 sacks, and added a pass breakup and recovered two fumbles
  • Recorded a season-high five tackles in the home win over Army (Sept. 3)
  • Also had three tackles, a season-best 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and a season-high 1.0 sack in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 3) and in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Tallied three total tackles in wins over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)
  • Had two tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurries versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Finished with two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Closed out the year with two tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl game versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
  • Named to the 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester


2021 (Junior)

  • Played in all 13 games on the season for the Chanticleers
  • Lined up along the defensive line and on the punt team on the year
  • Finished the season with eight total tackles
  • Had a season-high two tackles versus The Citadel (Sept. 2), ULM (Oct. 2), and at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
  • Picked up one solo stop in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
  • Named to the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason watch list
  • Tabbed the Most Improved Defensive Lineman for 2022 spring practice
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall semester


2020 (Sophomore)

  • Saw action in all 12 games on the year, coming off the bench to play on the defensive line
  • Recorded 11 tackles on the season
  • Had 1.0 tackle-for-loss
  • Also had 0.5 sacks
  • Blocked a field goal in the win over Campbell (Sept. 18)
  • Picked up a season-high four tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss, in the win over the Fighting Camels
  • Also had three stops and 0.5 sacks in the win over South Alabama (Nov. 7)
  • Tallied two tackles in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
  • Also registered a tackle in wins versus Georgia Southern (Oct. 24) and at Troy (Dec. 12)
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring semester


2019 (Freshman)

  • Played in nine games, coming off the bench to play on the defensive line
  • Recorded 10 tackles on the season
  • Posted a season-high three tackles in the road win at UMass (Sept. 21) and in the home game versus Louisiana (Nov. 7)
  • Also had one tackle in games at Kansas (Sept. 7), versus Norfolk State (Sept. 14), at Appalachian State (Sept. 28), and against Georgia State (Oct. 12)
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester


High School

  • A two-star recruit at defensive tackle by Rivals
  • Played three years for Clearwater Central Catholic and head coach Chris Harvey, leading them to a combined record of 32-4 over the three-year span
  • Led his Clearwater Central Catholic team to a 12-1 overall record and to the state semifinals of the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A state championship tournament as a senior
  • Moved to the defensive side of the ball exclusively in 2018, recording 86 total tackles, 16.0 tackles-for-loss, and 6.5 sacks in 13 games his senior season
  • Guided the Marauders to the 2017 FHSAA Class 3A state championship game, a state runner-up finish, and an 11-1 overall record as a junior
  • Registered 105 tackles, 11.0 tackles-for-loss, and 6.0 sacks as a junior after posting 68 tackles, 10.0 tackles-for-loss, and one sack his sophomore season
  • Also played tight end in both his junior and sophomore seasons, totaling three catches for 36 yards and a touchdown
  • Lettered in basketball for the Marauders

     

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 96

    2019Freshman

    DT
    6'3" 260 lbs
    96
  • 96

    2020Sophomore

    DT
    6'3" 275 lbs
    96
  • 99

    2021Junior

    DT
    6'3" 285 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2022Senior

    DT
    6'3" 275 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2023Super Senior

    DL
    6'3" 290 lbs
    99