Roberts is a phone-booth mauler with freakish weight-room strength — a 525-lb bench, 805-lb squat, 415-lb power clean — who bulldozes defenders at the point of attack and racks up pancakes in bunches when his pad level is right. The problem is that his pad level often isn't right: he lunges, bends at the waist, plays high, and when quicker interior rushers hit him with counters, he looks like a man stuck in mud with no recovery mechanism. A concussion-shortened 2025 and a string of lower-body injuries across three seasons raise durability questions that compound the technical concerns. In the right gap/power scheme with a patient OL coach, he's a potential long-term starter who can absolutely cave a B-gap for your running back; in the wrong scheme, he's a liability on passing downs who washes out of the league in two years.
- Elite raw strength translates to devastating initial punch and ability to displace defenders vertically in the run game
- Outstanding anchor against bull rushes — his size-strength combination makes him nearly immovable when his feet are set
- Impressive latch and grip strength that allows him to control and steer defenders once engaged
- Nasty finishing temperament with play-through-the-whistle mentality — consistently puts defenders on the ground
- Showed meaningful pass protection improvement in limited 2025 snaps, recording an 87.5 PFF pass block grade
- Chronic lunging and high pad level create balance issues that allow quicker defenders to win with counters and spins
- Significant injury history across three consecutive seasons (ankle 2023, lower leg 2024, concussion 2025, Shrine Bowl injury) raises major durability concerns
- Limited lateral agility and recovery mechanics make him a scheme-specific prospect — poor fit for wide zone concepts
- Quality of play regressed between 2024 and 2025 campaigns per multiple evaluators, with only 4 starts in 10 games
Similar physical profile and playing style — a massive, immovable interior mauler who dominates in gap/power run concepts but whose lateral limitations and technique questions cap his ceiling. Both rely on overwhelming strength rather than technical refinement.