Jamal Roberts

2025: Has played in all 12 games on the season with two starts (started season opener for the first of his career and at Auburn) … Has rushed 113 times for 697 yards (6.2 YPC) and five touchdowns on the season (all career-high totals), including a 63-yard scoring scamper that iced the game late in the win over the rival Kansas Jayhawks … Added 114 receiving yards and a touchdown on 13 catches … 446 of his 697 yards have come after contact with 19 explosive runs of 10-yards or more … Has forced 27 missed tackles on 113 rush attempts. Central Arkansas: Earned the start and rushed eight times for 33 yards and caught one pass for eight yards in the season opener. Kansas: Logged his first-career 100-yard rushing game in the win over the rival Jayhawks … Totaled 143 yards on 13 carries (11.0 AVG.), including a 63-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to help ice the win … Was one of two 100-yard rushers on the day as teammate Ahmad Hardy also went over the century mark (25 carries, 112 yards) … Named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) Southeastern Conference Team of the Week (9/7) for his performance. Louisiana: Totaled 85 scrimmage yards in the win over the Ragin’ Cajuns … Carried the ball eight times for 46 yards … Added one catch for a 39-yard touchdown to mark the first receiving score of his career. South Carolina: Rushed 13 times for 76 yards and a touchdown … Converted a first down on seven of 13 carries and accounted for three rushes of 15-yards or more. UMass: Averaged 8.7 yards per carry … Rushed six times for 52 yards and a touchdown … Broke free for a 30-yard gain and added a nine-yard touchdown run on third down from the UMass 9-yard line … Added two receptions for 15 yards with 13 of those yards after the catch. Alabama: Rushed five times for 50 yards with a long of 39 yards … Caught three more passes for 27 yards. Auburn: Caught two passes for 13 yards while rushing for six yards on three carries. Vanderbilt: Rushed 10 times for 22 yards and caught a pass for two yards … Long rush of eight yards … Forced one missed tackle. Texas A&M: Turned in his best game in weeks, leading the team with 110 rushing yards and one touchdown … caught one pass for one yard … Had 83 yards after contact and forced four missed tackles. Mississippi State: Rushed for 45 yards on nine carries … Averaged 5.0 yards per carry. Oklahoma: Carried 10 times for 14 yards … three receptions matched a season high … took three grabs for 15 yards. Arkansas: Logged his third 100-yard game of the season … found the endzone for the fifth time this season … averaged 9.0 yards per carry for his second highest output this season. 2024: Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient … saw action in all 13 games … carded 53 rushes for 216 yards (4.08) with three TDs and five receptions for 21 yards (4.20) … did not have any negative carries on the year … finished tied for third on the team in rushing TDs and fourth in rushing yards and rushing attempts … season points came from three TDs and one two-point conversion … recorded 237 all-purpose yards … rushed 2+ times in eight contests and 5+ times in four games, including a season-high 17 against Alabama … carded 20+ rushing yards on four occasions and 50+ rushing yards twice versus Alabama (71 yards) and Oklahoma (54 yards) … broke free for a year-long four-yard TD scamper against Auburn … also earned rushing scores against Murray State and Buffalo … tallied a season-long 14-yard rush in a contest with Mississippi State … compiled one reception in games with Texas A&M, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Iowa in the Music City Bowl … finished with 10+ receiving yards on two occasions against Alabama (10 yards) and Iowa (12 yards) … connected with QB Brady Cook for a season-long 12-yard reception against Iowa … converted on one two-point conversion versus South Carolina … posted three tackles on special teams, with a season-high two coming in a contest with Iowa … on the field for 365 snaps. 2023: Played in two games against Kentucky and Arkansas … logged one rush for minus one yard (-1.00) … posted one tackle on special teams … on the field for four snaps. PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Lettered three seasons at St. Mary’s under coach Corey Bethany … rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … charted as the No. 9, No. 13 and No. 17 prospect from the state of Missouri according ESPN.com, 247Sports.com, and Rivals.com, respectively … listed as the No. 27 and No. 31 running back in the country by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … helped St. Mary’s to a 28-5 three-year ledger with three consecutive state playoff appearances, including back-to-back MSHSAA State Championship title as a junior (class 3) and senior (class 4) … in both championship games, St. Mary’s outscored its opponents by a combined 98-0 score … rushed for 114 yards on 12 carries in 2021 Class 3 State Championship Game … tabbed the 2022 class 4 offensive player of the year according to the Missouri Football Coaches Association … named a first team all-state selection ... also lettered in track & field, posting a time of 10.94 in the 100-meter dash as a junior. PERSONAL: Born October 26, 2004 … son of John Sr. and Latanya Roberts … majoring in general studies.