Elijah Roberts

DE · Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings · 17 graded snaps

Solid

Elijah Roberts delivered an efficient, highly disruptive outing across limited snaps, generating two run stops in the backfield and an elite third-down pass rush win.

Run defense7510Pass rush727

The full breakdown

Roberts maximized his 17 snaps by pairing mistake-free consistency with three high-leverage splash plays. In run defense, he consistently knifed into the backfield, shooting the backside B-gap in Q1 (1:09) for a tackle and bursting through the C-gap in Q3 (9:24) for a tackle for loss. On passing downs, his signature moment came in Q4 (4:02) on 3rd & 13, where he crossed the guard's face and batted a pass despite being dragged down by a holding penalty. Without a single negative rep on the day, his high-impact plays cleanly drove his 78.5 grade.

Strengths

First-step gap penetration
Defeating run blocks cleanly
Rushing through contact

Plays that moved the grade

+2Q4 4:02, 3rd & 13Beat the right guard inside and fought through an offensive holding penalty to bat down a pass.
+1.5Q3 9:24, 1st & 10Shot through the C-gap cleanly past the tight end to secure a one-yard tackle for loss.
+1.5Q1 1:09, 1st & 10Penetrated the backside B-gap past the right tackle and chased down the runner for a one-yard gain.

Every graded snap · 3 wins or losses, 14 routine

+1.5Q1 01:09 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseShoots the backside B-gap at the snap, completely beating the right tackle, and chases the play down from behind for the tackle.
+1.5Q3 09:24 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseShoots the C-gap at the snap, completely beating the tight end to make a quick tackle for loss.
+2Q4 04:02 · 3 & 13 · Pass rushWins inside immediately with a quick move across the right guard's face. Fights through a blatant hold that drags him to his knees, still managing to get a hand up and bat the pass.

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