Ben Roberts

Defensive lineman has played in 19 collegiate games the past three seasons (nine games at Oregon from 2022-23; 10 games at MSU in 2024) . . . has recorded 13 career tackles (five at Oregon, eight at MSU). 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games to earn his first Spartan letter . . . played 128 snaps on defense and 35 on special teams . . . tallied eight tackles (six solo, two assist) . . . recorded 2.5 tackles for loss (5 yards) . . . missed games against Maryland and Boston College due to an injury . . . posted career highs in tackles (3) and tackles for loss (2.0 for 5 yards) and had a 3-yard sack in playing 17 snaps against Rutgers . . . played three snaps and had a solo tackle in the Homecoming win over Iowa . . . logged 19 snaps and had a solo stop at Oregon . . . played a season-high 24 snaps and recorded two tackles vs. Ohio State . . . had one tackle vs. Prairie View A&M . . . made his Spartan debut in the season-opening win over Florida Atlantic . . . transferred from Oregon to Michigan State during the summer. 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT OREGON): Played in five games for the Ducks . . . played 34 snaps on defense and also appeared on special teams . . . recorded two tackles . . . credited with a solo tackle vs. Stanford (9/30) . . . had an assisted tackle and blocked an extra point in win over Colorado (9/23). 2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OREGON): Made four appearances as a true freshman . . . played 48 snaps on defense . . . tallied three assisted tackles . . . assisted on two tackles in win over Stanford (10/1). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by On3 and 247Sports . . . ranked the No. 1 consensus defensive tackle in the state of Utah in the Class of 2022 . . . named one of the best defensive line prospects in the nation by On3 (No. 34), 247Sports (No. 36), Rivals (No. 39) and ESPN.com (No. 40) . . . listed among the best overall players in the state of Utah in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports (No. 3), On3 (No. 4), ESPN.com (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 9) . . . selected to play in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl . . . three-year letterwinner at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, helping team to the postseason all three years . . . finished prep career with 192 tackles (94 solo), 21.0 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, one interception and one pass break up . . . averaged 8.7 tackles per game . . . as a senior, named Deseret News 5A first-team All-State after helping lead East to the quarterfinals of the 2021 UHSAA/Mountain America 5A State Playoffs . . . finished senior season with 107 tackles (58 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, two interceptions and one PBU, while averaging 9.7 tackles per game . . . finished season with four double-digit tackles games, while totaling at least seven tackles in all 11 games played . . . tallied five multi-sack games with a QB sack in nine of 11 games . . . had a season-high 15 tackles with 4.0 TFL and 3.5 sacks in a 35-7 first-round state playoff win over Cedar Valley . . . as a junior, named honorable mention 6A all-state by the Deseret News . . . helped East to the 2020 UHSAA State Football Championship semifinals . . . totaled 85 tackles (36 solo) with 12.0 TFLs, 7.5 sacks and an interception, while averaging 7.7 tackles per game . . . had a season-high 10 tackles four times, including a 22-10 win over Herriman which included a season-high 4.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks . . . also lettered in baseball and basketball . . . high school football coach was Brandon Matich.