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35 Atkins Roberts

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mountain Brook, Ala.
  • High School Mountain Brook

Biography

CAREER: Played in 37 games ... Punted 159 times for a 38.2 average ... Added 89 kickoffs with a 54.7 average and scored five points on a field goal and a pair of extra points ... 2023: Played in all eleven games ... Punted 58 times for 2,305 yards with a 39.7 average ... In the season opener at Pitt (9/2) had seven punts with a long of 68 yards ... Added six punts at William & Mary (9/9) ... At VMI (9/23) had eight punts with a long of 55 yards ... Against Samford (10/7) had eight punts with a career-long of 70 yards ... At Mercer (10/21) had five punts ... Against Western Carolina (11/4) had three punts and had one incomplete pass attempt ... Added five punts at The Citadel (11/11) with a long of 43 yards ... Against Furman (11/18) had four punts with a 43.0 average and a long of 51 yards ... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team ...  Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2022: Played in all eleven games on special teams ... Punted 48 times for 1,1710 yards (35.6 average) and kicked off 22 times with a 56.5 average ... At Chattanooga (9/3) punted seven times ... Added nine punts against Elon (9/10) ... At Virginia Tech (9/17) had eight punts ... At Kennesaw State (9/24) punted three times, made a 37-yard field goal and was 1-of-2 on PATs ... Against Mercer (10/1) had seven punts ... Added five punts against The Citadel (10/15) ... Against East Tennessee State (10/29) had three punts and six kickoffs ... At Western Carolina (11/5) had two punts and five kickoffs ... Against VMI (11/12) had six kickoffs with three touchbacks and two punts ... Added five kickoffs at Furman (11/19) ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... 2021: Played in all eleven games as the punter and kickoff specialist ... Had 53 punts for a 38.9 average and had 46 kickoffs with a 54.4 average and three touchbacks ... At Elon (9/4) all three punts were inside the 20-yard line ... Punted six times against Kennesaw State (9/18) with three kickoffs ... At ETSU (10/2) punted seven times for a 38.9 average with three inside the 20-yard line and a long of 54-yards. He added four kickoffs for a 60.5 average and had two tackles to earn Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week and Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week accolades ... Against Samford (10/16) punted four times with a 47.5 average that included a season-long of 61-yards ... At Mercer (10/23) had nine punts ... Against Chattanooga (11/6) had seven punts ... At North Carolina (11/20) punted four times with three inside the 20-yard line and had three kickoffs ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the  Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...2020-21: Handled kickoffs in four games ... At Chattanooga (2/27) had four kickoffs with a 54.8 average ... Had six kickoffs at Samford (3/13) with a 53.7 average ... Against VMI (3/27) had six kickoffs with a 53.0 average and had one tackle ... Against The Citadel (4/3) had five kickoffs for a 54.0 average, along with one tackle ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman at Mountain Brook High School ... During his senior season was 28-of-28 on extra points and 2-of-4 on field goals ... Averaged 41 yards per punt, with 20 inside the 20-yard line ... As a junior was 34-of-35 on extra points and 7-of-10 on field goals ... Also played soccer ... Member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club ...

PERSONAL: Son of Atkins and Jane Roberts ... Majoring in accounting and finance ... Father played soccer at Hampden-Sydney.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2020Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    5'11" 175 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2021Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    5'11" 175 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2022Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 175 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2023Senior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 180 lbs
    35