Darryl Keith Roberts (born November 26, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for Marshall and was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, and Washington Football Team.
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | November 26, 1990||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lakeland | ||||||||
College: | Marshall | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 7 / Pick: 247 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.38 s | 1.48 s | 2.50 s | 4.06 s | 6.66 s | 39 in (0.99 m) |
11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) |
23 reps | |
All values from Marshall's Pro Day[1] |
The New England Patriots selected Roberts in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[2] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $2.3 million, on May 8, 2015.[3]
During training camp, Roberts competed to be a backup cornerback against Tarell Brown, Robert McClain, Bradley Fletcher, Justin Coleman, and Leonard Johnson.[4] On September 1, 2015, Roberts was placed on season-ending injured reserve after injuring his wrist in the first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.[5] Roberts was released on September 3, 2016.[6]
Roberts was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on September 4, 2016.[7] In 2018, Roberts played in all 16 games with 10 starts, recording 48 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, and an interception. On March 14, 2019, Roberts signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Jets.[8] Roberts was released on March 21, 2020.[9]
On April 2, 2020, the Detroit Lions signed Roberts to a one-year contract.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2020,[11] and was re-activated a month later.[12]
Roberts signed with the Washington Football Team on March 26, 2021.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2021,[14] and returned to the active roster on December 2, 2021.[15] On December 11, he was placed on COVID-19 reserve list and was activated again three days later.[16][17]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2016 | NYJ | 12 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NYJ | 15 | 4 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NYJ | 16 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NYJ | 13 | 10 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | DET | 11 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | WAS | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
73 | 34 | 223 | 195 | 28 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |