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Ben Roberts

DT · Michigan State · via Oregon · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #110·12 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
Revised preseason edition · September 6, 20263 min readReport role: DT · Michigan State

Master scouting report

Roberts projects as developmental interior depth. At 6-foot-3 and 325 pounds, he has the frame for early-down work, but current anchor consistency and repeatable rush technique remain unestablished. Interrupted availability limits the college sample, while the detailed movement and block-response evidence dates to recruiting work.

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01Experience and production

Roberts had 26 career appearances and 24 tackles through 2025, including nine Oregon games and 17 at Michigan State. He recorded 11 tackles in seven 2025 appearances. His 2024 season included eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack across ten games. That is a rotational production history rather than sustained high-volume disruption.

02Workload and availability

Roberts made six starts and missed five games in 2025 before entering spring 2026 as a senior interior leader. The opportunity for a larger role is established, but recurring interruptions leave his ability to sustain that workload unresolved.

03Earlier technical foundation

Roberts's 2021 recruiting work showed a large, mobile edge defender with disciplined responses to blocks and awareness of combinations. Growth pointed toward an interior role. Those historical observations explain the developmental appeal, but they do not establish his current technique against college interior blockers.

04Run-defense projection

Roberts's present build fits a potential early-down interior assignment. The available current technical evidence does not establish a consistent anchor, gap control or timely separation after contact. Size supports the positional projection, but a dependable run-defense role remains unproven.

05Pass-rush projection

One sack in 2024 provides recorded finishing production, but there is insufficient current technical evidence for a dependable interior rush identity or counter sequence. A substantial third-down assignment is not supported. Early-down development is the more credible starting point.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • A substantial interior frame and an established place in Michigan State’s returning defensive-line group provide a credible developmental starting point.

  • His recruiting work showed movement and thoughtful responses to blocks, giving the projection a historical foundation to test against current college play.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Interrupted availability has limited the sustained college sample needed for a firmer NFL role assessment.

  • Current anchor consistency and a repeatable interior rush remain unestablished by the available technical evidence.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

The appropriate starting projection is developmental defensive-tackle depth, with early-down work earned through consistent gap execution. A team considering him should value a clearly demonstrated job over an expansive versatility label. Maintaining availability for a sustained rotation would create the opportunity to evaluate that job more confidently and determine whether additional passing-down work is justified.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Roberts offers a developmental defensive-tackle profile with a substantial frame and some starting experience. Sustained availability, anchor consistency and separation against current college competition remain unresolved. His earlier movement traits warrant continued evaluation, but neither a dependable run rotation nor meaningful passing-down value can be assumed from size and recruiting work alone.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Preseason assessment using college evidence through 2025 and subsequent roster, practice and scouting reporting. This edition does not evaluate 2026 regular-season games or claim a new Draftanomics film study.

Edition reviewed September 7, 2026. Replaces the extremely brief original with the correct Michigan State defensive-tackle identity, verified participation and a clearly dated developmental assessment.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Roberts projects as developmental interior depth. At 6-foot-3 and 325 pounds, he has the frame for early-down work, but current anchor consistency and repeatable rush technique remain unestablished. Interrupted availability limits the college sample, while the detailed movement and block-response evidence dates to recruiting work.

Sources for experience and production
  1. House assessment

    Roberts had 26 career appearances and 24 tackles through 2025, including nine Oregon games and 17 at Michigan State. He recorded 11 tackles in seven 2025 appearances. His 2024 season included eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack across ten games. That is a rotational production history rather than sustained high-volume disruption.

Sources for workload and availability
  1. House assessment

    Roberts made six starts and missed five games in 2025 before entering spring 2026 as a senior interior leader. The opportunity for a larger role is established, but recurring interruptions leave his ability to sustain that workload unresolved.

Sources for earlier technical foundation
  1. House assessment

    Roberts's 2021 recruiting work showed a large, mobile edge defender with disciplined responses to blocks and awareness of combinations. Growth pointed toward an interior role. Those historical observations explain the developmental appeal, but they do not establish his current technique against college interior blockers.

Sources for run-defense projection
  1. House assessment

    Roberts's present build fits a potential early-down interior assignment. The available current technical evidence does not establish a consistent anchor, gap control or timely separation after contact. Size supports the positional projection, but a dependable run-defense role remains unproven.

Sources for pass-rush projection
  1. House assessment

    One sack in 2024 provides recorded finishing production, but there is insufficient current technical evidence for a dependable interior rush identity or counter sequence. A substantial third-down assignment is not supported. Early-down development is the more credible starting point.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    A substantial interior frame and an established place in Michigan State’s returning defensive-line group provide a credible developmental starting point.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    His recruiting work showed movement and thoughtful responses to blocks, giving the projection a historical foundation to test against current college play.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Interrupted availability has limited the sustained college sample needed for a firmer NFL role assessment.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Current anchor consistency and a repeatable interior rush remain unestablished by the available technical evidence.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    The appropriate starting projection is developmental defensive-tackle depth, with early-down work earned through consistent gap execution.

  2. House assessment

    A team considering him should value a clearly demonstrated job over an expansive versatility label.

  3. House assessment

    Maintaining availability for a sustained rotation would create the opportunity to evaluate that job more confidently and determine whether additional passing-down work is justified.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Roberts offers a developmental defensive-tackle profile with a substantial frame and some starting experience. Sustained availability, anchor consistency and separation against current college competition remain unresolved. His earlier movement traits warrant continued evaluation, but neither a dependable run rotation nor meaningful passing-down value can be assumed from size and recruiting work alone.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#110
Position rank
DL10
Contributing sources
12
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 28

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

No season of college production is included in this dataset for this prospect.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains no season of college production for this prospect.
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 12 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #110.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 28 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'3"
Listed weight
325 lb
Class
Senior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Michigan State
Former school
Oregon
Hometown
Lakewood, WA
Jersey
#55
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#380 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.